Printing prn files to different types of printers

Can I use FRP to print say a PCL file generated by printing to file with a PCL print driver and have FRP print it to say a PS (or any other type for that matter) printer?

No, the printer has to support the original data stream. FRP doesn't do any conversion.

Sorry to hear that FRP doesn't do any conversion. I've just wasted about an hour trying various approaches to printing a *.PRN file produced by Microsoft Outlook on my wife's office computer. None worked.

What's frustrating is that, with my hex editor, I can see that the file is basically PostScript, but there are a bunch of headers in front of it that neither I nor either of my printers can comprehend. So both my printers (one Epson, one HP) treat the file as straight ASCII text, but tend to run out of control when they hit certain embedded non-ASCII characters.

Any tips as to how to trim such a file so that it looks like the kind of PostScript a PS printer will accept? Assume I have a really good line editor with hex capabilities and can edit large binary files.

Thanks!

You might have more success by using a different driver when you print to file from Outlook. Select one that doesn't produce the headers.