Viewing PRN files

[verbalabuse]

I am attemtping to extract the text from a PRN file. The file was generated with print command set to "save as file" in Win95. Now I want to be able to take that file and get it in a viewable format.

My thoughts so far at a DOS prompt:

print [filename] > [textfile]

copy [filename] lpt1 > [textfile]

My workstation in the office does not have the DOS print command and the copy does not work.

Any thoughts from you wonderful people.

Thanks in advance.

[a Bill]

I probably shouldn't say anything since I'm lost, but can't you just rename the file using a .txt extension OR view it via notepad OR quickview?

I know that won't work on some files but I can't find a *.prn file anywhere in my system to experiment with. Sometimes MS Word works too.

[socalgal]

According to www.whatis.com (http://www.whatis.com) 's Every File Format in the World (not), these are the file types for *.prn extensions:

PRN Print Table (space delimited text)
PRN DataCAD Windows Printer file

I just downloaded QuickView Plus 5.1 last night and it claims to be able to view +/- 200 file formats. I don't have any *.prn files on my sys either, so I can't check it out for you. But you can download QVP and try it if you want: www.jasc.com/qvpdl.html (http://www.jasc.com/qvpdl.html)

sorry, I am DOS-challenged...

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 05-21-99).]