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SUMMARYIf you print a graphic or bitmapped image to a FILE or LPTx.OS2, part of the output may be truncated. This article discusses possible workarounds for this problem. MORE INFORMATIONPrinting to a FILEWhen you print a graphic or bitmapped image to a FILE, the CTRL+Z character may exist in the FILE. Because the CTRL+Z character is misinterpreted by the printer as an end-of-file marker, part of the graphic image is truncated. Adding the /b (binary) switch corrects this problem. The syntax for the command is as follows:
Adding the /b switch tells the printer that the file is in binary format. As a result, all the data, including CTRL+Z, is treated as part of the graphic image. Printing to LPTx.OS2LPTx.OS2 option does not invoke the /b switch. To print a graphics image, you must print the graphics image to a FILE with the following steps:
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