Microsoft KB Archive/235370

= Links: How to Print to a Text File =

Article ID: 235370

Article Last Modified on 6/14/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Links 386 Pro for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Links 386 Pro for Macintosh
 * Links LS MS-DOS (1997 Edition)
 * Access Software Links LS 1998 Edition
 * Microsoft Links LS 1999

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This article was previously published under Q235370



SUMMARY
This article describes how to print to a text file from the programs listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
If a printer is not attached to your computer, you can copy a text file to a different computer and then print the file using a printer attached to that computer.

NOTE: You can also use this feature to save scorecards as well as course and player statistics from a game.

Links 386 CD and Links 386 Pro
To print scorecards or course and player statistics:

 Display the screen you want to print. Click Print. When you receive the following error message

An error was detected during printing. Do you want to RETRY?

click No. Links 386 or Links 386 Pro sends the information to a text (.prn) file.

NOTE: You can only print one player scorecard at a time, and you must repeat this process for each player or course. Quit the game, and then copy the appropriate files to a floppy disk. Insert the floppy disk in a computer equipped with a printer, and print out each file as a text file.

NOTE: You can use this process to print the contents of the following files:



Links LS MS-DOS
To print scorecards or course and player statistics:

 Display the screen you want to print.</li> Click Print.</li> Links LS 97 creates a text (.txt) file in the Links LS MS-DOS installation folder.

NOTE: You can only print one player scorecard at a time, and you must repeat this process for each player or course.</li> Quit the game, and then copy the appropriate files to a floppy disk.</li> Insert the floppy disk in a computer equipped with a printer, and print out each file as a text file.

NOTE: You can use this process to print the contents of the following files:

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Links LS 1998 Edition and Links LS 1999 Edition
Links LS 98 and Links LS 99 use Windows printer settings to print the scorecard and course and player statistics.

To print the scorecard:

 Click Print while the scorecard is displayed on the screen.</li> On the Printer Options screen, click one of the following options: <ul> Send to Printer Only

</li> Send to Printer and Create Text File

</li> Create a Text File Only</li></ul>

</li> Click OK.</li></ol>

To print course and player statistics:

 On the Links startup screen, click Options.</li> On the Options screen, click Course Stats or Player Stats, and then click Print.</li> On the Printer Options screen, click one of the following options: <ul> <li>Send to Printer Only

</li> <li>Send to Printer and Create Text File

</li> <li>Create a Text File Only</li></ul>

</li> <li>Click OK.</li></ol>

Additional query words: access linksls golf printout stats

Keywords: kbhowto kbprint kbui KB235370

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