At 12:55 PM 27/10/95 GMT, Brian Abernathy wrote: >Well, it's been sometime, so I am working from memory here. I think that >you have to write a program, since you have to specify in the file options >not to append a cr/lf to the output. While such a program is a no-brainer, I was thinking - how about using the Shell copy 'cp' command to a linked device? Something like: "cp binfile /dev/LP" Since 'cp' is probably probably using the posix library fwrite(), '\n' would either have to be in the text, or explictly added on the end of each record. With a binary source file, I'm not sure that this wouldn't solve the problem. Can anyone confirm? ---- Jim "seMPEr" Wowchuk Vanguard Computer Services Internet: [log in to unmask] _--_|\ Compu$erve: 100036,106 / \ Post: PO Box 18, North Ryde, NSW 2113 \.--.__/ <---Sydney NSW Phone: +61 (2) 888-9688 v Australia Fax: +61 (2) 888-3056