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From: jfarley@pollux.svale.hp.com (Jens Farley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Printing to a File:  Answer and Question
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Date: 9 Apr 91 07:39:00 GMT
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lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:

> Problem:
> I can't select NONE or any nonexistant physical port (LPT2:, LPT3: - haven't
> wanted to bother with COM?:) for output of the printer driver.  This means
> that I am forced to send to LPT1: after taking the printer off line. 

Forgive me if I'm pointing out the obvious, but all you have to do
is "hold" the queue while you're printing, use the .SPL file for
whatever you want to use it for, then delete the job before
"releasing" the queue.  You don't need a printer or even a parallel
port to pull this off.  Is this kind of what you were looking for?

Jens Farley
jfarley@pollux.svale.hp.com