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Article #35Re: How to Controll Parallel Port with Visual Basic?
From: Dave Fisher
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:32
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:32
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This rather depends on what operating system you are using - we use an Active X control to do this under VB see http://www.jspayne.com/ for more info Pls let me know if you find a better way Rgds Dave Fisher "RichC" <rocourtney@att.net> wrote in message news:R4VL7.3486$Kc2.321763@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > Try winio from http://www.internals.com > > "ΤΏοΏ½" <someone@nowhere.com> wrote in message > news:0rjJ7.42400$wd1.3269601@news20.bellglobal.com... > > Hi, I'm trying to find simple code to control the parallel port from > Visual > > Basic 6. I have it coded in QuickBASIC, but this is very primitive and I > > would like to transfer it into VB. The only problem is, I have no idea > what > > the commands are, all I can find is controlling the printer, but I just > want > > to send bits down the parallel port, not print a document. > > > > > > > > This is the code I figured out for QB (where thenumber could be from 0 to > > 256): > > > > > > > > OUT &H378, thenumer > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to do this simply in VB? > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot > > > > > > > > Kevin White > > > > > > > > > >
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