Topic: Keystroke or macro key for formfeed (1 of 3), Read 61 times
Conf: Printing, Word processing
From: Deleted User
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 12:31 PM

I am looking for a reliable method to send form-feed to local printer(lpt1)from keyboard while working in a DOS application.
The software platform is Windows95 which complicates the issue somewhat. Suggestions?

 


Topic: Re: Keystroke or macro key for formfeed (2 of 3), Read 62 times
Conf: Printing, Word processing
From: Christian Ziemski
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 02:58 PM


Use VEDIT to create a file (e.g.) C:\tools\FF.DAT with only the single
character Ctrl-L (ASCII-12) in it. That's the FormFeed.

Then create a file (e.g.) FF.BAT with the line

@type C:\tools\FF.DAT > PRN:

Now you can type "ff" in the DOS box and voila: the printer formfeeds.
(Make sure that FF.BAT is in a directory listed in your PATH.)


Christian

 


Topic: Re: Keystroke or macro key for formfeed (3 of 3), Read 70 times
Conf: Printing, Word processing
From: Ted Green
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 10:28 PM

Christian's suggestion is a good start. The
next step is to create an icon for the the
FF.BAT batch file. Then you can use Win95 to
assign a hot-key to this icon.

I'm not sure if/when this hot-key will work while
DOS apps are running, but it will work from the
desktop.