Printing DOS Commands From an ASP Page

I'm attempting to print to a Zebra printer (barcode) by taking the results of an .asp page and sending the output to the Zebra printer, which will interpret the output / embedded Zebra Program Language (ZPL). Thus, printing the output at runtime. Does anyone know how to send a dos command from an .asp page that will send the .asp result output to a notepad file then send the notepad file to the printer at run-time?

I tried the following code:

<%
Response.AddHeader "content-disposition","attachment; filename=fname.txt"
%>

This works, but user must select open document in notepad. I would like everything to happen behind the scenes.

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I tried a java script:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'>
<!--

var WebBrowser = '<OBJECT ID="WebBrowser1" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"></OBJECT>';
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeEnd', WebBrowser);
WebBrowser1.ExecWB(6,-1); WebBrowser1.outerHTML = "";

-->
</SCRIPT>

It works on a Windows 2K / IE6.0 box, but not XP. Encounters an object error in XP.

One important thing to note is that .asp pages an being interpreted *on* the server *not* on the clients machine.

Knowing that, a workaround that *might* work is to :

First create a .txt file using FSO(File System Object)
Add the content you want inside that .txt file

Second call(from within your asp code) the shell command that calls a .bat file. The .bat file should send the .txt file to the printer.

NOTE: This could work if an only if there is a printer connected to the web server since the shell command would be executed/interpreted by the web server.

So prepare a batch file that execute the .txt file.
Test this first by double-clicking the .bat file and see if that works.

Then add the code into you .asp file.

Something like:

<%
. . . CODE USING FSO TO CREATE THE .TXT FILE. . .

'Then call/execute the .bat file

Dim oShell

Set oShell = Server.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")

oShell.run "my_bat_file.bat"

Set oShell = Nothing

%>

Now I *can't* guarantee that this will work, its a workaround that I'm thinking as I'm writting this...

Hope this helps!
Sincerely

Vlince