Printing with host command

Let me explain my situation.
I have a txt file which I want to print out. I usually do this with host command which looks something like this:
command:='print /D:\\print_server\printer file.txt';
The problem is how to print this file in landscape.
If this iAS would be installed on Unix platform I guess my host command would look something like this:
command:='lp -d printer -olandscape file.txt';
the problem is, my iAS is installed on WIN2000 server.
any ideas........

OK I managed to solve this problem with some dosprint.exe program (40$) which can accept various other parameters as well and one of them is also landscape.
oh, that windows again .....

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