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From: houwers@kipper.ssd.kodak.com (Michael Houwers (  ) -- PSE )
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Subject: Re: Screendump Utility for DOS
Message-ID: <1990Nov27.203337.9924@ssd.kodak.com>
Date: 27 Nov 90 20:33:37 GMT
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In article <1990Nov27.184155.24409@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
>In article <1990Nov27.133730.4846@ssd.kodak.com> houwers@ssd.kodak.com (Michael Houwers - Product Software Engineering ) writes:
)>
)>I am attempting to find a screendump utility for MS-DOS that will work with a variety
)>of printers and/or system configurations.  It must be flexible, and need not have 
)>bells and whistles; a simple package will be acceptable and preferred.  Also 
)>preferred would be a shareware package with source, but any suggestions for a 
)>commercial package will also be welcome.  
)>
)>Any ideas?
)
....
)   Note that I cannot guarantee that it contains an answer you are
)looking for, since you have not defined what you mean by a screen
)dump.  Most importantly do you need a graphics or a textmode screen
)dump?  ....
)   Furthermore, if it is a question of a textmode screen dump, there
)is no absolute need for separate printer drivers. 
)
)...................................................................
)Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
)School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
)Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun

My error.  I realize now that I should have been more clear.  By a screendump,
I meant a package that will allow me to capture the current screen (text and/or
graphics) and dump it to the printer.  Since it is not just a text screen dump,
I need something more than DOS' printscreen capability - I need to be able to print
CGA/EGA/VGA images on a printer from the screen, so separate printer drivers are probably
necessary.

Related question: reagrding GRAPHICS.COM: Does it have to be executed BEFORE attempting
to print graphics from the screen?  Or does it just have to be sitting in the PATH
somewhere?

Does this clear things up?

apologies, 
mike houwers

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Michael Houwers
Eastman Kodak Rochester, NY
houwers@ssd.kodak.com