From: av568 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT edu (Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Programming laser printers Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp Date: 29 Mar 1997 06:25:25 GMT Organization: The Rio Grande Free-Net, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <5hickl$7m1@news.epcc.edu> References: <5hafca$aie AT lion DOT cs DOT latrobe DOT edu DOT au> NNTP-Posting-Host: rgfn.epcc.edu To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Gregary J Boyles (boylesgj AT lion DOT cs DOT latrobe DOT edu DOT au) wrote: > I want to print a standard ascii text file which contains a table built > with the graphic characters. > The problem is I want to print the file side ways on the paper i.e. > landscape. > Is there some universal escape code I can send to all laser printers to > cause it to print a text file in landscape mode? I believe you'll need the specific escape codes for that specific printer. If your printer manual doesn't have them (and modern ones seem to not, grumble grumble) you can probably find them on the manufacturer's web page. -- Beautiful Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church - av568 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT edu We have what you need-- A Savior!