Microsoft KB Archive/20962

Extended Character Set Not Printing on IBM Proprinter

PSS ID Number: Q20962 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

2.01

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Word Version 2.01 had a problem with the PRD file for the IBM Proprinter such that it was impossible to print any of the IBM Extended Characters. To correct the problem, do the following:

  Use the CONVPRD utility to convert IBMPRO.PRD to a text file. For more information on the use of CONVPRD, see CONVPRD.DOC located on the utilities disk.   Locate byte:0 at the beginning of the PCSD section of the converted PRD file.   Remove the character “7” and replace it with the character “6”. The before and after picture would look like the following: Byte 0 before change: byte:0 mod:0 “^[7” Byte 0 after change: byte:0 mod:0 “^[6”   Convert the modified version of IBMPRO back to its binary format by running it back through CONVPRD; select the changed driver under the Print Options menu. 

This problem was corrected in Word Version 2.10.

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