DOS Mode Print in Custom Fonts

hi frnds ,
can u help me how print in custome fonts like Malayalam,Tamil the doc in Dos mode (Text Mode) in Dot Matrix Printer. Source help in VB6 . pls help me

in dos mode you can only print fonts that are in the printer firmware, normally courier and elite, plus size variations, bold and italic, etc

I dont think there is an easy way.

You may have to find out how each character in the language is mapped.

For this, you can send a textfile with all the ascii characters to the printer
(set to the required font) and see which code stands for which character.

The Printer manual may be of some help in this matter.

I'm not sure a Dot Matrix printer would even support those kinds of fonts.

Some DMPs do support other languages. I have seen some supporting 2 languages other than english.

some high end dot matrix printers used to have font cartridges, but i haven't seen any of those since laser printers became the norm, printers sold in other countries may have local font options