From: "rob_boyd" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: Subject: Re: Pinting problem Lines: 25 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 13:06:31 -0800 NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.194.23.40 X-Complaints-To: news AT bctel DOT net X-Trace: news.bctel.net 923173930 207.194.23.40 (Sat, 03 Apr 1999 13:12:10 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 13:12:10 PDT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com It turns out that the problem was with the driver & even though I have a GDI printer the programs I compile with DJGPP will print from W98. rob_boyd wrote in message ... >I have taken this problem to the ms newsgroups but haven't been able to find >a solution. My OS is Windows 98 and I have a HP 722C printer - the HP 720C >is a host based printer & relies on the OS for much of the software - but >for DOS applications the HP strategy is as follows: >To print from, DOS: >1. Make sure that the 720C driver is set as the default in Windows >2. Run the DOS application within windows. >3. In the DOS application, select Deskjet 660C or Deskjet 550C as the >printer.(you might need a driver for this which you can obtain from the >software vendor) >4. Print the document > Supposing that I could find a driver to accomplish this - where would I >connect it to the programs I compile? >I'm still at an early stage in the learning curve. >Rob > > > >