Sending file to printer 1

[biot023]

I've sent to printers in C (long, long ago) & was wondering if it is as simple in C++? Would I just open a stream to the printer file, and what is it called? LPT1?

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Douglas JL

If it don't make you laugh, it ain't true.

 

[2ffat]

This works with streams:

std::ofstream SOFile; // stream set up
//SOFile.open("Label.dat");      // For Testing
SOFile.open("LPT1:");

if (!SOFile)
{
    // Something went wrong
    // Put some error code here
}
else
{
    // Print to file
    SOFile << &quot;This is printed&quot; << std::endl;
}

There are more ways than this but this does work. James P. Cottingham

I am the Unknown lead by the Unknowing.
I have done so much with so little
for so long that I am now qualified
to do anything with nothing.

 

[biot023]

Thanks alot, man - just what I'm looking for.

Douglas JL If it don't make you laugh, it ain't true.