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Capturing LPT1

Started by boohillie Jan 24, 2007 at 6:03 PM 1 replies 600+ views

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Jan 24, 2007 at 6:03 PM

I have a DOS program that appears to have been written in QuickBasic. All of the printers are on the network. So I would like to write a program that basically captures LPT1, and write it to a file instead. The reason being that without Administrative Rights we cannot use NET USE to map LPT1. I also don't have the source for the executable, so I can't write a newer updated windows version of the utility. Thank you!

benryves

Jan 25, 2007 at 4:35 AM

It certainly appears to be possible (and here's another), though certainly the latter appears to work by installing a special device driver (which again requires Admin rights). Have you tried looking for commercial solutions?

boohillie

Jan 25, 2007 at 7:00 AM

I have not really considered commercial solution. It would be for my workplace, and licensing and what not might be a hassle to toss up the corporate chain. I'd rather write something myself, to add features later on if need be.

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