Thanks! I will give it a try.
>David,
>
>You might try to open the port with the printer on-line and see if you can read from the port or write to it.
>
>lnHandle = FOPEN('LPT1')
>IF lnHandle > 0 AND FERROR() = 0
>
>
> FRWRITE(lnhandle, CHR(27) +
)
> lnError = FERROR()
>
> *-- might put code here to read a response using FREAD()
>
> IF lnError = 0
>
> FCLOSE(lnhandle)
>
>
> ELSE
>
> FCLOSE(lnhandle)
>
>
> ENDIF && lnError = 0
>
>
>ELSE
>
>
>
>ENDIF && lnHandle > 0 AND FERROR() = 0
>
>Keep in mind that low level file functions operate outside the realm of the error handler. You'll need to monitor each open, read, and write with FERROR() and respond accordingly.
>
>
>Jim
