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sametc · Jul 8th, 2008, 12:37 PM

Quick background - currently using an app that requires setting the printer (an old dot matrix) to a specific amount of lines per page and also page width.

It's currently being done on a Windows 98 machine with the old dos command MODE. I believe the syntax is something like MODE LPT1:, 132,66 - to set the page and width.

We have been trying to upgrade the machine to Windows XP for some time now, but the mode command no longer supports that function.

I would like to know if anyone could assist me with writing a script, or small executable that would accomplish this same task. Thanks!

Jul 8th, 2008, 12:37 PM	#1
sametc Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Printer settings Quick background - currently using an app that requires setting the printer (an old dot matrix) to a specific amount of lines per page and also page width. It's currently being done on a Windows 98 machine with the old dos command MODE. I believe the syntax is something like MODE LPT1:, 132,66 - to set the page and width. We have been trying to upgrade the machine to Windows XP for some time now, but the mode command no longer supports that function. I would like to know if anyone could assist me with writing a script, or small executable that would accomplish this same task. Thanks!