Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.

[Tim Golden]

jim-on-linux wrote:

> The utility creates a text file that is sent to
> the printer with the statement below.
>    os.system('type ' +FileName+ ' >prn'),
> and the file prints.
>
> But, from an xp machine if I try to print using
> the same statement,  I get a question on the dos
> screen which reads something like this;
>   Which program authorized this operation?
>
> Since I don't have an xp machine, the statement
> above may not be exact, but you get the idea.

You might want to look at this for some more
conventional approaches to printing under
windows:

http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html

Specifically, I think you want the second option.

TJG