Clearing PRN

[Guest Jim Hawkins]

I'm trying to stop a very long print to a dotmatrix printer

on the parallel port.

The program doesn't make use of the Windows Printers

facility, it simply does a 'copy <myfile> to prn'

I've tried turning both the PC and the printer off, but

it has clearly not emptied the buffer, because when

I turn on again the print resumes!

 

How can I clear the print buffer ?

 

Jim Hawkins

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Clearing PRN

 

 

"Jim Hawkins" <jimhawkins@manx.net> wrote in message

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> I'm trying to stop a very long print to a dotmatrix printer

> on the parallel port.

> The program doesn't make use of the Windows Printers

> facility, it simply does a 'copy <myfile> to prn'

> I've tried turning both the PC and the printer off, but

> it has clearly not emptied the buffer, because when

> I turn on again the print resumes!

>

> How can I clear the print buffer ?

>

> Jim Hawkins

>

 

Yes, the program does make use of the Windows printing

facilities, if only because WinXP won't let it do it any other

way!

 

Copy the lines below into the file c:\Windows\Purge.bat,

then create a desktop shortcut to c:\Windows\Purge.bat. To

clear the print queue, do this:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Double-click this shortcut.

3. Turn on the printer.

@echo off

echo.

echo Purging the print queue . . .

net stop Spooler

echo Deleting all print jobs . . .

ping localhost -n 4 > nul

del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*

net start Spooler

echo Done!

ping localhost -n 4 > nul

[Guest Jim Hawkins]

Re: Clearing PRN

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Jim Hawkins" <jimhawkins@manx.net> wrote in message

> news:u2YwLn9mIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I'm trying to stop a very long print to a dotmatrix printer

>> on the parallel port.

>> The program doesn't make use of the Windows Printers

>> facility, it simply does a 'copy <myfile> to prn'

>> I've tried turning both the PC and the printer off, but

>> it has clearly not emptied the buffer, because when

>> I turn on again the print resumes!

>>

>> How can I clear the print buffer ?

>>

>> Jim Hawkins

>>

>

> Yes, the program does make use of the Windows printing

> facilities, if only because WinXP won't let it do it any other

> way!

>

> Copy the lines below into the file c:\Windows\Purge.bat,

> then create a desktop shortcut to c:\Windows\Purge.bat. To

> clear the print queue, do this:

> 1. Turn off the printer.

> 2. Double-click this shortcut.

> 3. Turn on the printer.

> @echo off

> echo.

> echo Purging the print queue . . .

> net stop Spooler

> echo Deleting all print jobs . . .

> ping localhost -n 4 > nul

> del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*

> net start Spooler

> echo Done!

> ping localhost -n 4 > nul

>

 

Many thanks Pegasus !

 

Jim Hawkins

[Guest alpweb]

Re: Clearing PRN

 

 

you can clear buffer by using panel for dmp printer (find buffer clear

combination keys) EX. Hold FF+Load+Eject refer manual. or just power on

and off untill it is clered.