PUB98: How to Print a Publication from a Command Line (178752)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 98
This article was previously published under Q178752

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Windows 95 and NT 4.0, you can issue a command at the MS-DOS prompt or in the Run dialog box to print a publication without viewing it in Microsoft Publisher.

MORE INFORMATION

To print a publication from a command line:
  1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.

    -or-

    Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt (Command Prompt in Windows NT 4.0).
  2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER, substituting the appropriate values for <path> (the location of Mspub.exe), <path2> (the location of the file you want to print), and <filename> (the name of the file you want to print):

    <path>\mspub.exe /p <path2>\<filename>.pub

    Be sure to put long filenames in quotation marks. Here are three sample command lines:

    c:\mspub\mspub.exe /p c:\document\report.pub

    "c:\program files\microsoft office\mspub.exe" /p c:\test.pub

    c:\mspub\mspub.exe /p "c:\my documents\july newsletter.pub"

NOTE: If you type the name of a publication that does not exist, Publisher displays the Open dialog box. If you click Cancel, Publisher prints a blank page to your printer.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/10/1999
Keywords:kbhowto KB178752
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