What if your network printer refuses to print from your dos application it prints from windows fine what is the most likely cause of being unable to print from dos?

Answer 1

DOS apps typically used their own print drivers, so unless you're printing just plain text, without any formatting/font/size/color info, then you may run into some funky results, unless you can configure your model of printer within your DOS app. Also, most printers these days use either the USB port, or may even be networked - either to another computer, a router, or wireless - all of these technologies are post-DOS, so your DOS app may not understand the port that your printer is physically connected to. My advice would be to contact the support division of your DOS app, or if none exists, investigate a Windows based alternative that will do the same job for you. If all else fails, it might be possible to tell your DOS app to "print" to a file. Then you would need to open the file from within Windows, and print to your printer. For this method though, it will be easier if the file is just a straight text file, with (again) no formatting. Hope this helps some. Cheers!