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Article #39Re: How to Controll Parallel Port with Visual Basic?
From: RichC
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:19
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:19
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Winio works under 98, NT4.0, and XP with the port i/o functions. My application tests a special gamepad controller used by my employer. Have not tested direct memory access in XP. "Dave Fisher" <dave@distel.co.uk> wrote in message news:tmVM7.32107$SJ3.336413@NewsReader... : This rather depends on what operating system you are using - we use an : Active X control to do this : under VB see http://www.jspayne.com/ for more info : : Pls let me know if you find a better way : : Rgds : : Dave Fisher : : : : "RichC" <rocourtney@att.net> wrote in message : news:R4VL7.3486$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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