Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.


Thanks,
However, using note to print is a problem. First,
because note adds a header( file name etc.) to
the printed output that is not acceptable. Next,
the number of files is 200 to 300 per day. The
idea of the utility is to eliminate the operator.

But, if you have a virus detector that stops the
operation then I think I may have to install the
program as opposed to unzipping and running the
exe file.




On Saturday 30 December 2006 01:33, Tom Plunker
wrote:
jim-on-linux wrote:
When the client runs the utility program the
output file is built but nothing prints and
no messages appear.

If the file has a '.txt' extension, you could
try os.system'ing "start <filename>", which'll
make the file pop open with notepad (or
whatever happens to be associated with TXT
files), from which the user would need to press
Ctrl-P to make it print.

Is it possible that virus detector or some
self.defense software is interacting?

Quite. I run firewall software on my PC that
alerts me when a program is trying to launch
another program. The message that it gives is
not entirely unlike the one you gave me.

To diagnose further, you could have the victim
send you a screenshot to see what's really
going on. With Outlook, it's as easy as
hitting the Print Screen button (when the
message is visible) and pasting the clipboard
into an email. Alternatively, they paste into
MS Paint, save the bitmap somewhere, and mail
that to you.

Good luck,
-tom!

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