Modifying WIN.INI to Print to the Same File Each Time

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q100943
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If you want to always print to the same file in Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, you can place an entry for that particular filename in the [Ports] section of the WIN.INI file.

MORE INFORMATION

The new entry appears in the Printer Setup dialog box of Windows-based applications or in the Connect dialog box of Control Panel. The following is an example of the [Ports] section of the WIN.INI file: 

   [Ports]
   ; A line with [filename].PRN followed by an equal sign causes
   ; [filename] to appear in the Control Panel's Printer Configuration
   ; box. Printers connected to [filename] direct output to this file.
   LPT1:=
   COM1:=2400,n,8,1,x
   EPT:=
   FILE:=
   LPT1.DOS=
   LPT2.DOS=
   C:\MY.TXT=
The example above includes the new entry for the filename MY.TXT at the root directory of drive C.

KBCategory: kbprint kbusage
KBSubcategory: win31 wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 every time

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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