Communication via LPT port

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From: ScOe
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 21:11

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How do i send something to LPT1 port on WinNT.
I know how to send it with direct hardware access but that works only on
Win9x.
I've tried with CreateFile and WriteFile (just like with COM port)
but things get jammed on WriteFile and that function doesnt return, so i
need to kill the process.



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