parallel port communication

[marct]

Hi!<br>
<br>
I need to communicate with a device through the parallel port, but I don't know what control to use. Is there some way in VB to talk directly to hardware addresses? I can't seem to find a control to do this.<br>
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Thanks for any help!<br>
<br>
-Marc

 

[MikeLacey]

You can do serial port comms with the MSComm control - can't find much to do with parallel ports though<br>
<br>
Mike <p>Mike Lacey<br><a href=mailto:Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com>Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[DF]

An associate had to write an exe program in c++ and I used the winsock control in VB to send commands through the parrallel port. I couldn't write my self out of a do loop in c++, so I don't know the details behind the code.

 

[thewhip]

You can make a batch file in DOS which uses the &quot;Type&quot; command to send another file to the port of your choice. Shell it in VB. <br>

 

[MikeLacey]

DF - that sounds interesting - can you get some more details?<br>
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-ml<br>
<p>Mike Lacey<br><a href=mailto:Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com>Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>