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Old 10-30-2003, 04:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
Default Print to file question

Exactly what does the print to file option do? I thought
that it would put everything necessary in a file so that
you could take that file to a different location and print
it directly on the same printer the output was designed
for. For instance, I want to plot something on a HP
plotter which I do not have. If I install the driver for
the printer, print the job to file, couldn't I take that
file to a place that has a plotter and have it printed?

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Tom G.
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Old 10-30-2003, 07:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
Default Re: Print to file question

This is one use, which has been partly superseded by pdf files.

Another is to directly check printer output when you're programming and
debugging.

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> Exactly what does the print to file option do? I thought
> that it would put everything necessary in a file so that
> you could take that file to a different location and print
> it directly on the same printer the output was designed
> for. For instance, I want to plot something on a HP
> plotter which I do not have. If I install the driver for
> the printer, print the job to file, couldn't I take that
> file to a place that has a plotter and have it printed?
>
> Thanks
> Tom G.
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