Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!dsac.dla.mil!dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil!dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil!nol2321 From: nol2321@dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Help zapping a printer Message-ID: <2418@dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil> Date: 22 Aug 90 20:15:24 GMT References: <1851@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov> <2626@unccvax.uncc.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus Lines: 17 Another way of clearing the PS printer, or sending a CLEAR to the printer is to do the following from the DOS prompt or from a batch file: ECHO ^D >PRN Where "^D" is a CONTROL-D, if the batch file is created from the DOS command line, you can just press a D while holding the CONTROL key down, or press the 4 key while holding the ALT key down. C:> copy con d2prn.bat echo ^D >PRN ^Z OK? :) Jim