Gray,
Try creating a window that you activate NOSHOW before TYPEing the file to printer. Thus, the console output will occur on the active window.
HTH,
Sorin

>i saw a post earlier about using the type command to send text files to the printer.
>it works great, except it's sending output to my main window as well as the printer.
>it won't take a noconsole and it does the same thing with talk set on or off.
>any ideas?