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Where {name} is the name of the batch file that you are going to create and {channel number} is the number of the port that you are going to connect to. For example:

COPY CON: CONNECT2.TXT [enter] <PM CONNECT 2>[function key 6][enter]

No spaces should be typed after the close angle bracket and before the function key 6 is pressed. When function key 6 has been pressed, a ^Z will appear on the screen at the end of the line. When the enter key is pressed, the screen will display:

1 File(s) copied

This indicates that a file {name}.TXT has been created that contains the software command text. It is not normally possible to use a word processor to create this file, since most word processors insert a line feed and carriage return at the end of each line. A file created with these extra characters could upset your printouts by inserting a blank line at the top of your printout page. This could cause laser printers to output a blank page and label printers to be offset by one line.

At the DOS prompt, type:

COPY CON: {name}.BAT [enter]

TYPE {name}.TXT > {pc printer port}: [function key 6] [enter]

Where {name} is the name of the batch file that you are going to create and {pc printer port} is the port that you wish to be routed to the required printer—COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3. For example:

COPY CON: CONNECT2.BAT [enter]

TYPE CONNECT2.TXT>COM1: [function key 6][enter]

As before, the screen will display “1 File(s) copied,” which indicates that a batch file {name}.BAT has been created containing the text “TYPE {name}.TXT>{pc printer port}:.”

To send the software command that you have created in {name}.TXT, type the batch file name at the DOS prompt. The above procedure can be used to create a batch file to send any software command to any of your PC’s ports.

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9.6 Sending Default Start-of-Day Destination Ports

At the start of each day, each port will be routed through to port 1. However, for IBM compatible PCs, individual start-of-day destinations can be set for each computer. To do this, create a text file containing the desired selection command (see Section 9.5) and modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to send this command when your computer powers on. For example, by including the line “TYPE CONNECT2.TXT>COM1:” in your PC’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file (after copying CONNECT2.TXT from the utility software disk to a suitable directory on your PC), you can set the start-of-day default port for your computer to be number 2.

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