jim-on-linux wrote:
>
> This is the situation I'm in.
>
> I've built a single file utility using py2exe. I
> zip the dist directory and send it to the client.
>
> For clients that use win95, win98 machines,
> They unpack the zip file and run the exe.
>
> The utility creates a text file that is sent to
> the printer with the statement below.
> os.system('type ' +FileName+ ' >prn'),
> and the file prints.
>
> But, from an xp machine if I try to print using
> the same statement, I get a question on the dos
> screen which reads something like this;
> Which program authorized this operation?
>
> Since I don't have an xp machine, the statement
> above may not be exact, but you get the idea.
>
> The question I have is, first is there any way to
> work around the question asked by the xp machine
> using python.
>
> If not, I may have to register the package in xp,
> if registering the utility the only way, which
> package is the simplest to use.
> Also, if the utility is registered in xp, will the
> same statement send the file to the printer as it
> does in win98.
>
> jim-on-linux
>
I don't get any such message on my XP Pro Service Pack 2 system
here using your method.
-Larry
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