How do I make my Laser Printer think its a Generic/Text Printer

[gilecrios]

Hi All,

I'm trying to help one of our sales agents with a printing problem.

Problem:

Trying to print from a QBasic Program designed to print to a locally connected Dot Matrix Printer with a Standard Generic/Text Windows Printer Driver --- Instead our Agent is trying to print to a locally connected HP Laser Printer
(HP LJ6P).

Question:

Does anyone know how to make a Locally connected HP Laser Printer (HP LJ6P) think its a Generic/Text Printer?

Or if someone knows another way around the problem outside buying a Dot-Matrix Printer or significantly altering our QBasic Program it would be appreciated!!!

rgds

Gilecrios

 

[edfair]

I do it regularly with IIP and IIIP. Just a matter of writing to the port. But there are some gotchas. Page length is 60 and width is 80. And you probably would need to set the printer up as IIP emulation.
There should be some help in the printer manual regarding DOS printing, which is what you are trying to do. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.

 

[gilecrios]

THKS ED FAIR

I'LL HV A PLAY WITH THAT!!!
DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THAT SIMPLY.

ANY TIPS ON EMULATING??

RGDS
GILECRIOS

 

[edfair]

Been too long to remember.
You might try the HP website for some guidance. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.