>I have a POS printer connect to LPT1 port in Win 98, VFP 5
>
>Under spool settings,
>
>[x] Print directly to the printer is selected
>
>Before allowing user to enter a card transaction, I need
>to know if the printer is online and ready.
>However, under vfp printstatus() will not work.
>
>How to check printer ready status ( some bits in
>lpt printer status port) from VFP ?
Andrus,
Have you tried SYS(13) or PRINTSTATUS() yet? If they don't work I'd think there's a workaround around here somewhere. Check the libraries yet?
Best,
DD
Best,
DD
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