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How can  you read a .prn file?

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Don - 28 Jun 2004 14:46 GMT
I want to print to a file rather than the printer and then
open the file in Word. I choose the "print ro file" option
and a file is generated with the .prn extension.  But when
I open the file in Word, all I see is unreadable info.  
Sooo, how can I open a .prn file in Word?

Don
Joel Konkle-Parker - 28 Jun 2004 14:56 GMT
>I want to print to a file rather than the printer and then
>open the file in Word. I choose the "print ro file" option
>and a file is generated with the .prn extension.  But when
>I open the file in Word, all I see is unreadable info.  
>Sooo, how can I open a .prn file in Word?

I found this info, which might be of interest:

Description of .prn files:
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=prn&goButton=Go

How to print from a .prn file:
http://filext.com/faq/idx/2/029/How_to/article/

- Joel
Graham Mayor - 28 Jun 2004 15:19 GMT
The only way you can read a .prn file is to use the generic text printer
driver, which outputs a text file, as its name implies. prn files are meant
to be read by the printer not Word.

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> I want to print to a file rather than the printer and then
> open the file in Word. I choose the "print ro file" option
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> Don
Jean-Guy Marcil - 28 Jun 2004 15:58 GMT
Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Don > ?crivait :
In this message, < Don > wrote:

|| I want to print to a file rather than the printer and then
|| open the file in Word. I choose the "print ro file" option
|| and a file is generated with the .prn extension.  But when
|| I open the file in Word, all I see is unreadable info.
|| Sooo, how can I open a .prn file in Word?

You don't.
A *.prn format contains information the printer driver can read, not Word.

Why don't you just open the Word document itself (*.doc)?

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Don - 30 Jun 2004 20:13 GMT
Thanks for the post.  What I'm really trying to do is
print using the "styles" option to a file I can read and
then cut-and-paste selected portions into another
document, or e-mail to someone.  So, I'm after the styles
rather than just the document content.

Don
>-----Original Message-----
>Bonjour,
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>
>Why don't you just open the Word document itself (*.doc)?
Jay Freedman - 30 Jun 2004 21:13 GMT
Hi, Don,

What you're asking for is not possible. A print file is the result of
running Word's "view" of the document through the printer driver, and the
result isn't remotely recognizable except to the printer's firmware. Even a
different printer won't know what to make of it -- the data is specific to
the printer whose driver was used to produce it.

Follow Jean-Guy's advice -- just open the document in Word and cut-and-paste
from there. To keep the style of the original, make sure you include the
paragraph mark at the end of each paragraph. This will definitely work
document-to-document. Whether it works for email depends on what email
client you use. Outlook understands Word formatting, but most others don't,
so you'd have to include a Word document as an attachment.

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> Thanks for the post.  What I'm really trying to do is
> print using the "styles" option to a file I can read and
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Charles Kenyon - 30 Jun 2004 21:34 GMT
See Graham Mayor's response.
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Thanks for the post.  What I'm really trying to do is
print using the "styles" option to a file I can read and
then cut-and-paste selected portions into another
document, or e-mail to someone.  So, I'm after the styles
rather than just the document content.

Don
>-----Original Message-----
>Bonjour,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
>|| I want to print to a file rather than the printer and
then
>|| open the file in Word. I choose the "print ro file"
option
>|| and a file is generated with the .prn extension.  But
when
>|| I open the file in Word, all I see is unreadable info.
>|| Sooo, how can I open a .prn file in Word?
>
>You don't.
>A *.prn format contains information the printer driver
can read, not Word.

>Why don't you just open the Word document itself (*.doc)?
>
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>
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kahkaha - 11 Mar 2006 10:42 GMT
there is a program called Fragmore Raw Print, may be downloaded from this
link http://www.frogmorecs.com/Download/SetupFRP.exe

I think it can print raw, postscript files
 
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