Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpsmtc1!swh From: swh@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (Steve Harrold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: HP LJ-II printjob bombs from DOS after paper-out or paper-jam Message-ID: <11470041@hpsmtc1.HP.COM> Date: 11 Jan 89 16:24:10 GMT References: <13017@duke.cs.duke.edu> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 10 Re: LJ out of paper Have you tried using the DOS command: COPY /B file PRN When the LJ runs out of paper, DOS (or somebody) issues the message: "device not ready, retry or abort?". After clearing the LJ problem, a simple "r" keystroke causes the printer to resume exactly where it left off. Don't forget the "/B" switch on the command line.