Command: spool
SPOOL is a print spooler.
Syntax:
- none -
SPOOL.DEV is a driver to be installed.
BUFFERP.COM is the print spooler command.control
(actual only available as .asm file!)
Options:
BUFFERP.COM: NONE
Comments:
Install the following line you CONFIG.SYS file on the boot disk:
device=spool.dev [/option1] [/option2]
Where option may be the following:
Option 1: "/1" -"/64" Decimal digit(s) indicating (k)size of memory
to reserve for print buffer.
Option 2: "/L(1,2,3)" or "/C(1,2)".
Specifies which port is buffered, and becomes STANDARD
PRN output. Only one may be specified.
Option "L(1,2,3)" indicates LPT1,LPT2 or LPT3
respectively. Option "/C(1,2)" indicates
Com1 or Com2 port.
Thus if the following line is installed:
device = spool.dev /l2 /60
It means spool the PRN output to LPT2, reserve a 60K buffer. Options
are not case sensitive! Options may be installed in any order. Any
other characters are ignored. Default setup is:
LPT1 and 1K buffer
Buffer control:
Operating the buffer control program, "BUFFERP" is fairly simple.
Just execute it at DOS prompt. It will bring up a simple menu. Only
one command is executed at a time. Pretty self-explanatory.
Examples:
In CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
device=spool.dev /L2 /60
In command line:
bufferp.com (only exists as .asm file at the moment)
See also:
config.sys/fdconfig.sys
Copyright © 1995 Craig Derouen, updated 2023 by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
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