Hi there, Hope someone can help me out. My dept using a bunch of batch files that execute a lot of things, but at the end print out log files by opening up Notepad and the /p command. I am wondering if I can keep the same commands, but add an option to duplex print? Is that even possible thru the print cmd? Any ideas\suggestions are welcome! Thanks!!

Can't you just configure the default printing options in Windows so that it will do duplex printing?

That is an option, yes. But, that would mean everything printed would be duplexed. I am just looking for the print outs from these batch jobs be dupluxed...

You can install a second copy of that printer driver and enable duplex printing only on the copy. Kind regards, GN - aSwIt s.r.l. http://www.printfil.com

Wouldn't be so simple, since to use it with notepad /p, that would need to be the default printer. Actually, I came up with an idea: install a second copy of the printer driver, and use network sharing to redirect it to a free lpt port, eg: LPT1. Now, instead of notepad /p file.txt you could use type file.txt > LPT1 then it would be sent to that copy of the driver, even though it is not set as default.

Text sent by TYPE/NET USE doesn't make use of the Windows driver's settings, so it won't be duplexed. The OP still needs to use a Windows program to print to the second driver, like Notepad (or Printfil, if you don't want it to be the default driver). Regards, GN - aSwIt s.r.l. http://www.printfil.com

Install another printer? But, wouldn't installing the same printer overwrite the existing one?