Hi all!
We have a large application we are converting from 2.6 to VFP 5.0. One of the functions we support is interfacing with a variety of Point Of Sale equipment. Most of this is interfaces through an LPT port, and work off of specific commands sent out, much like typical printer control codes. Some of the items in question are Barcode Printers, Receipt Printers, Dipslay Poles, and Cash Drawers.

Under 2.6, we basically say:
SET PRINTER TO LPT1
SET PRINTER ON
? [MY COMMAND TO PRINTER]
SET PRINTER OFF

In different circumstances, we set the Printer Port to be LPT2 or LPT3 instead.

Under VFP, this works basically the same, however it sends all data to the default windows printer regardless of which port we specify with SET PRINTER TO.

My question is, under VFP, how can specifically tell the software to send data out a specific port regardless of which port the default printer is attached to?

Thanks for the help!

Paul R. Moon