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Printing contents of C:¦ 2
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Don't think you can do that without doing print screen.
You could always boot into DOS mode and print c: from there, but only if you can print in DOS mode.
Not too sure how it would turn out either, or if you can use a print command when in c:\ prompt, but you could try.
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You could always boot into DOS mode and print c: from there, but only if you can print in DOS mode.
Not too sure how it would turn out either, or if you can use a print command when in c:\ prompt, but you could try.
Nate
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Not in Windows, although there are 3rd party tools that will do it. It can be done in DOS by redirecting the output of the dir command either directly to the printer or better to a text file which you can then edit and print.
Commands are
C:
cdthen
dir /s >lpt1 (direct to printer)
or
dir /s >dir.txt (will create file dir.txt in the root directory with the directry listing)
Commands are
C:
cdthen
dir /s >lpt1 (direct to printer)
or
dir /s >dir.txt (will create file dir.txt in the root directory with the directry listing)
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As Mulga suggested, copy the directory to a text file then use notepad to open and print it.
You can create a BAT file if you (for some reason) need to dump it periodicaly. Below is a modification to Mulga's statements...
C:
cddir /s >dir.txt
[red]start notepad.exe /p dir.txt
exit[/red]
That should do it. --MiggyD
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
You can create a BAT file if you (for some reason) need to dump it periodicaly. Below is a modification to Mulga's statements...
C:
cddir /s >dir.txt
[red]start notepad.exe /p dir.txt
exit[/red]
That should do it. --MiggyD
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
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lamaar
Here is an elegant tweak from another site.
courtesy of POBrien....
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Printing Directory listings...
Ever wanted to print the contents of a folder and its subfolders in Explorer? Can't do it, can you? Well, with a simple tweak to the Registry, you can.
Open Notepad and type DIR /S >LPT1, where LPT1 is the printer port. Save the file as PRN-LIST.BAT in the Windows 95 (or WinNT) folder and close Notepad. For those using Win 95, now you have to open Explorer, right-click on the file you just created, and choose Properties. Then on the Program tab, choose Minimized from the Run list, select the Close on exit option, and click on OK.
Next (for both Windows 95 and NT users), start the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\. Right-click on the \shell folder, choose New|Key, and name it Print List. Right-click on the Print List folder, select New|Key, and name it Command. In the right-hand window, right-click on (Default) and select Modify. Then in the Edit String dialog, type C:\Windows\PRN-LIST.BAT in the Value data field and click on OK. To print a folder's contents, right-click on the folder and select Print List from the pop-up menu.
------------------------------------------------------------ smitee
Here is an elegant tweak from another site.
courtesy of POBrien....
------------------------------------------------------------
Printing Directory listings...
Ever wanted to print the contents of a folder and its subfolders in Explorer? Can't do it, can you? Well, with a simple tweak to the Registry, you can.
Open Notepad and type DIR /S >LPT1, where LPT1 is the printer port. Save the file as PRN-LIST.BAT in the Windows 95 (or WinNT) folder and close Notepad. For those using Win 95, now you have to open Explorer, right-click on the file you just created, and choose Properties. Then on the Program tab, choose Minimized from the Run list, select the Close on exit option, and click on OK.
Next (for both Windows 95 and NT users), start the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\. Right-click on the \shell folder, choose New|Key, and name it Print List. Right-click on the Print List folder, select New|Key, and name it Command. In the right-hand window, right-click on (Default) and select Modify. Then in the Edit String dialog, type C:\Windows\PRN-LIST.BAT in the Value data field and click on OK. To print a folder's contents, right-click on the folder and select Print List from the pop-up menu.
------------------------------------------------------------ smitee
You could also use a the parameter %1 in your batch file.
dir /s %1 > c:\dir.txt
start notepad.exe c:\dir.txt
exit
Place the batch file in C:\Windows as the path to directory is already set.
Then from Start>Run you could enter:
prtdir c:\temp
This would send the dir C:\temp to a text file and load to notepad.
dir /s %1 > c:\dir.txt
start notepad.exe c:\dir.txt
exit
Place the batch file in C:\Windows as the path to directory is already set.
Then from Start>Run you could enter:
prtdir c:\temp
This would send the dir C:\temp to a text file and load to notepad.
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