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From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: unix tty server that will act as a printer for a PC
Message-ID: <288@rocky2.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 29-Nov-86 17:55:55 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 29 17:55:55 1986
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References: <549@orcisi.UUCP>
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In article <549@orcisi.UUCP>, michael@orcisi.UUCP writes:
>A COM port on an IBM PC is connected to a serial line on a Unix
>machine.  On the PC, I copy/print a file to the COM port.  The tty
>server on the unix machine receives the file and spools it to a laser
>printer attached to the unix machine.  Assume that only simple ascii 
>files are to be printed and transmitted.
>
>The only problem I can forsee is how will the tty server detect the end
>of the file?
>
>Has anyone ever tried this?
>
>Michael Herman

Why not add a line to the file you are sending through the COM port?  You
can do this with a batch file rather that modifying the file.  Use a batch
file like the following:

	copy %1 COM1
	echo ^D > COM1

It would send an extra newline to the port, but that should not present any
severe problems.
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