>>>Anyone been able to directly write out a parallel port? CreateFile() seems to return a handle. However, WriteFile() will not work for me. Is it possible that the only way to access these ports is with a device driver now?
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>>Cole
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>>What is it exactly that you are trying to do? Control the printer?
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>>Tom
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>I'm trying to send data to point of sale devices that act much like printers. However, there are no Window's printer drivers for them.

One method is to select 'Generic Printer' and manually enter printer codes into the driver setup. I have used this for odd sized labels & to print in a true generic draft quality. After you setup the Generic Printer driver just set it as the default.

HTH,
Tom