Using ? to print to Default Printer

[bebbo]

If I print something to the the printer by using the following code the item does not print untill I send a "SET PRINTER TO DEFAULT" command. Dose anyone know why?

set printer on
set console off
set printer to default
? DATE () FONT 'Courier', 8 && does not print
set printer to default && know prints ???

 

[rgbean]

It partially depends on your Windows' printer settings. The default is almost always to use a Spooler, rather than Raw, so it's likely the second "set printer to default" is telling the spooler that it can close the print job.

Rick

 

[bebbo]

thanks