Article: Q32038
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 1.x, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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When the PRINT SCREEN key is pressed, an interrupt occurs that dumps the
contents of the screen to the printer. This interrupt (INT 05h) is not an MS-DOS
interrupt; it is a ROM-BIOS interrupt.
The MS-DOS MODE command can redirect the MS-DOS file handle and FCB output sent
to the LPT1: device to a serial device (that is, COM1 or COM2).
However, MS-DOS has no way to redirect the output generated by pressing the PRINT
SCREEN key, which by default goes to the device referred to as LPT1:. The only
way to redirect the output to another serial or parallel port is to use a
public-domain utility designed for this purpose. Public- domain utilities are
available that redirect printer output (including output generated by pressing
the PRINT SCREEN key) to a file and to another parallel port.
Additional query words: 6.22 1.10 1.25 2.00 2.10 2.11 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.21 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS1xSearch kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS500a kbMSDOS211
Version : MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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