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trmptr64

11-06-2003, 09:56 PM
The Lprint command only prints to LPT1 as far as I can tell. I've tried: OPEN "LPT3:" FOR OUTPUT AS #1. This does not seem to work. Is it possible using QBASIC to print to LPT3? If not, is there something that can be done outside of QBASIC to fool it into printing to LPT3? Thanks for any ideas!

Meg

11-06-2003, 11:59 PM
try this:

Code:
OPEN "output.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
  DO
    LINE INPUT "ENTER TEXT TO PRINT (blank exits): ", t$
    IF t$ <> "" THEN PRINT #1, t$
  LOOP UNTIL t$ = ""
CLOSE #1
SHELL "copy output.txt > LPT3"
KILL "output.txt"

*peace*

Meg.

Antoni Gual

11-07-2003, 02:36 AM
If what Meg suggests works trmptr64's idea should work also.
If none of them works Windows LPT3 driver is not correctly configured as a DOS printer
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