printing throw small printer

[Nidal Qunibi]

hi

Im working at PB35 , and im trying to print at small printer (STAR SP2000) from dos

when im writing this line from dos the printer is working

( c:\ copy filename com1)

it is printing the file put when im trying to print throw PB35 using LPRINT COMMAND

nothing happened
it is like it don't know the port to send at it

please could tell me how to defined the com1 port from PB35

THANKS

nedal qunibi
programmer




------------------
Nidal

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Nidal,

open "com1:" for output as #1: width "com1:",255:close #1
open "com1:" for output as #1: width "com1:",255
'width is nessecery if You want to print over 80 signs/line
and no inserted carriage returns( Ean-code or grafik data).
.
print #1, "Hallo";
.
print #1, chr$(12) 'next side eg.
.
close #1
.
See PB Book "Reference Guide " page 187f, 288f
.
Regards

Matthias Kuhn



------------------

[Nidal Qunibi]

HI Matthias

I TRYED THIS SCRIPT
THE COM1 IS WORKING
BUT THE OUTPUT IS NOT CORRECT

MY CODE IS

OPEN "COM1:" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
PRINT #1, "HELLO";
CLOSE #1


AND THE OUT PUT WAS LIKE THIS

?????? ?????????????

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THIS

THANKS


------------------
Nidal

[Mel Bishop]

Your COM1: parameters has to match what the printer is expecting.
Look in the printer book and find the baud rate, parity and number
of data bits. If the book says, for example, Buad rate=1200, no
parity and 8 data bits, use the syntax:

Open "com1:1200,n,8,1" as #1

then

m$ = "Hello"
print #1,m$

If you don't have the book, you will have to play around with these
parameters until it (should) works.

But this should work.
Hope this helps
Cheers


------------------




[This message has been edited by Mel Bishop (edited June 02, 2002).]

[Lance Edmonds]

Nidal, please restrict the number of places that you ask the exact same question. Thank you.

My advice for Nidal is to review the SERPRINT.FAQ file supplied with PB/DOS...


------------------
Lance
PowerBASIC Support
mailto:[email protected][email protected]</A>