Spool a plt file

[Jesús Padilla]

Last Century, in DOS, we used to do it on command line, the printer was connected to my computer example:
copy /b mydrawing.plt lpt1

Now, Windows + LAN + Printer conected on LAN, I use:
(dos_spool "c:\\myfile.plt" "\\\\server\\printer")
it works great.

I would like to know another way to doit. People who use to program on Lisp can easy make a program to take advantage of LISP + DOSLIB. People who doesn´t write code ¿what do they do?

AutoCAD allows you to process a plt file, maybe AutoCAD allows you tu spool them, and I don´t know.

Any Idea will be appreciated.

JPadilla

 

[Jeff Mishler]

I use this method regularly. I live in Oregon and telecommute to my office in California. I just email "plt" files and a co-worker copies it to a folder "TempPlots" then runs a batch file on his desktop called "plot_em.bat" which is setup to start in the TempPlots folder, the contents of the batch file (from memory, so don't shoot me if not exactly correct ;-)
are:

copy /b *.plt lpt4
del *.plt

We used lpt4 and setup this port to point to the plotter, but this could be changed to the \\server\printer method, too.

HTH,
Jeff

 

[Jesús Padilla]

Jeff

I didn't know I could use \\server\printer

Thanks

JPadilla

 

[Josh]

Here's one alternative: GoPlot which can be found at
http://members.lycos.nl/goplot/. Allows you to send (<not> print or plot) any file to any printer on your network.

 

[Jesús Padilla]

Thanks

JPAdilla

Here's one alternative: GoPlot which can be found at
http://members.lycos.nl/goplot/. Allows you to send (<not> print or plot) any file to any printer on your network.

 

[Jesús Padilla]

Thanks Dean

http://www.lerup.com/printfile/