# 6180-Renameing And Reselecting The .PRS File

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Revision Date: 28-Feb-97 7:19:50 AM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

An incomplete or unrecognized .PRS file can cause several problems. These are three of the most common problems: Underlined text in your document does not print. You are unable to mark or unmark soft fonts with * or + when editing in the Select Printer screen. Your document displays correctly, but does not print to the length selected in Paper Size/Type.

Answer:

You may need to rename and reselect the .PRS file, but first you need to eliminate other possible problems. The suggestions in this checklist are the most common ways to pinpoint and correct the problem: Determine if the problem occurs in just one document or in several. Try to duplicate the problem in a new document. Check Initial Codes and Setup for unnecessary codes. Delete Paper Size/Type codes, then define and select a new Paper Size/Type. If fonts are available, mark and unmark the correct font (or deselect all fonts by pressing Home and * or +). Confirm that Font Quantity is correctly set. Confirm that the .PRS filename matches the printer name. If you use a switch box, try printing without it. If you are on a network, try printing directly to the queue or printer. If none of the suggestions above have corrected the problem, you need to rename and reselect the .PRS file for your printer. First, you need to determine the name of the .PRS file. 1 Press Print (Shift+F7), then choose Select Printer (S) to display a list of printers that are available. 2 Highlight the name of the printer for the .PRS filename you want to identify. Choose Edit (3). The .PRS filename is displayed at the top of the screen next to Filename. 3 Press Exit (F7) three times to return to the document editing screen. Now you need to rename the .PRS file. 1 From a clear document screen, press List (F5). 2 Type the path and directory where the .PRS files are stored. They will be in the default directory where WP.EXE is stored, unless you have changed the directory in Location of Files under the Setup menu. 3 Highlight the .PRS file you want to rename, then choose Move/Rename (3). We suggest that you keep the same filename for the printer, but change the extension to reflect that this is the old .PRS filename. Keeping the same filename will help you remember exactly which printer you have specified. 4 Change the .PRS file extension to .OLD. 5 Press Exit (F7) to return to the document editing screen. The next step is to reselect the .PRS file. It will first need to be recreated from the .ALL file. 1 From a clear screen, press Print (Shift+F7), then choose Select Printer (S). 2 Choose Additional Printers (2). A list of printers you can select displays. If your printer is not listed or if the message Printer Files not found, go to the Printer Files not found section below. 3 Highlight the file you renamed above, then choose Select (1). 4 Press Exit (F7) until you return to the document editing screen. Printer Files not found If your printer .ALL files are not found and you know which directory they are located in on your hard drive, 1 Choose Other Disk (2). 2 Type the directory where your printer .ALL files are stored. 3 Highlight the file you renamed above, then choose Select (1). 4 Press Exit (F7) until you return to the document editing screen. If you do not have printer .ALL files on your hard drive, you will need to run the Install program and select a printer. 1 Exit WordPerfect. 2 At the C:\WP51 DOS prompt, type install and press Enter. 3 Follow the prompts on screen. When the Basic Install screen appears, 4 Choose Printer (4) to install a new or updated printer. You will be prompted for the necessary diskettes. 5 Insert the diskette as prompted, and follow the rest of the prompts through the Install program.

Details:

Whenever you print a document, WordPerfect translates your document into commands that your printer can understand. The translation information that your particular printer uses is stored in a file with a .PRS filename extension. PRS is short for Printer Resource. The .PRS file for each printer is either created when you install WordPerfect or when you select a printer from the Select Printer: Edit screen. Each .PRS file defines the fonts, paper sizes, and other options available for the selected printer. An incomplete or unrecognized .PRS file cannot supply this information to WordPerfect, which limits your printing capabilities. See Also PrintingłGeneral Information in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual The Basics under Getting Started in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual Printer, Select in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual

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