Microsoft KB Archive/74620

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Q74620

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
When FILE:= is below the tenth line in the [ports] section, the print command issued within an application prints directly to a file called FILE in the application's directory.

FILE:= will be below the tenth line in the [Ports] section of the WIN.INI file, when the following conditions are true:


 * You select a default printer connected to FILE in the Control Panel.
 * Each time the print option is selected in a Windows application, a dialog box reports &quot;Sending to Printer.&quot;
 * You are not prompted for the name of the output file.

MORE INFORMATION
To check the [Ports] section of the WIN.INI file, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open the WIN.INI file.
 * 2) Scroll to the [Ports] section.
 * 3) Check to see which line contains FILE:=.

Repositioning FILE:= above the eleventh line, saving the WIN.INI file, exiting Windows, and restarting Windows allows you to successfully print to a user-named file. (When printing from within a Windows application, you are prompted for the filename).

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a windrvr

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a