Article ID: 121407
Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q121407
SUMMARY
The following list of printers support the code-page switching provided in PRINTER.SYS:
Type Printer ----------------------------------------------------- 4201 IBM Proprinter II and III Model 4201 IBM Proprinter II and III XL Model 4202 4208 IBM Proprinter X24E Model 4207 IBM Proprinter XL24E Model 4208 5202 IBM Quietwriter III Model 5202
Although other printers can emulate the ones listed above, code-page support is usually not available for such printers.
MORE INFORMATION
The following examples represent typical usage of PRINTER.SYS:
CONFIG.SYS
device=c:\dos\ansi.sys device=c:\dos\display.sys con = (ega, 437, 2) device=c:\dos\printer.sys lpt1 = (type, 437, 2) NOTE: Type will vary depending on the attached printer. country = 048,,c:\dos\country.sys
AUTOEXEC.BAT
nlsfunc mode con cp prep = ((850, 852) c:\dos\ega.cpi) mode con cp select = 852 mode lpt1 cp prep = ((850, 852) c:\dos\type.cpi) NOTE: The particular *.CPI file will change depending on mode lpt1 select = 852 the attached printer] chcp 852 keyb pl,,c:\dos\keyboard.sys
Without the functionality provided in PRINTER.SYS, many of the language- specific characters used in non-English languages are not available. The characters may show up on the screen, but they may not print correctly.
Additional query words: 3.30 4.0 4.00 4.0a 4.00a 4.01 4.01a 5.00
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