Re: printer test

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Michael J Doscher wrote:
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>         How do you determine if the printer is on line or not ?

You can call interrupt 17 (hex) to check printer ready.
I can't code this in Euphoria, as my pc is dead at the moment,
but here are the details:

load AH with $01        -- code to reset printer
load  DL with $00        -- 0 = LPT1
call interrupt $17      -- printer interrupt
load AH with $02        -- code for get printer status
load DL with $00         -- LPT1 again
call interrupt $17
status returned in AH

No guarantees, but this has worked with most pc's I have tried over the
past 5-6 years.

Irv

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