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Control of a parallel port

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roboz

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Mar 25, 1999
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AU
Hi

I need to control the individual output lines of the Parallel port for a controls application. Can I use the standard DOS command 'outp' amd 'outport' from within BCB?

Thanks

Rob
 
Uing inp/outp you will run into trouble when the program is run under WinNT.
The shareware tvicport driver( ) can be used to avoid these problems.
There are a few freeware drivers available. As far as I can recall one of them is called PortIO, you could try a "google search".

best of luck,
Hennie
 
Also look at for a discussion on why they won't work and an alternative. James P. Cottingham

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