Why do I have a print delay in my DOS program?

Answer by  RepairItMan (419)

You may want to check to see if you have excessive TSR (Terminate and Stay Running) programs that launch as part of CONFIG. Sys, and autoexec. bat. Disable any unneeded TSRs.

Answer by  nightwalker (105)

You might have a print delay in your DOS program, but without actually looking at your program and researching what a print delay actually is, I cannot be sure. You may want to Google "DOS Print Delay" and see what code comes up, and check against your code to see if you do have one.

Answer by  PowerIsMe (844)

Usually this should not be the case, but sometimes, this may happen if you have some commands that take time to execute - like trying to list the directories when there are lots! So, its taking time to process a command... the printing is not really delayed.

Answer by  Oliviero (81)

because the print stream needs to send all the information at one time to the printer. It is simply the way that the program spools the information when it is printing.

Answer by  surferx (33)

Because you are using antique hardware and your cheapness has allowed for your IT system to become very dated. The solution is to upgrade.

Answer by  vikkyrs (377)

Is the printer is connected LPT1? To check type DIR>LPT1 command prompt. Some modern printers found to have some delay in DOS. Check the setting whether it is set to start printing after the entire document spooled? If yes change it to start after the first document spooled.