x@no.email (VI Guy) wrote in <5065000000050000007CAB0000-1031838699000
@exchange.ni.com>:
>Yes and no.
>
>The printer has to be of the type that allows this (I don't know the
>exact requirement but some printers allow it and others don't).
>
>Set up your computer so the network printer is "mapped" to printer
>port like "LPT1" or "LPT2" (If I recall this requires you to answer
>yes to the "Do you print from MS-DOS applications?" during the "Add a
>Printer" wizard).
>
>Then, you will need to use the "Shell Exec.vi" and do a "COPY /B
>Filename.bin LPT1", given that "Filename.bin" is the file you created
>with the print driver and "LPT1" is the port you mapped your printer
>to.
>
Alternatively if it's just a plain old text printer, you can use the serial
vi's
to send the text directly to a line printer using COM10. Note that you
will have to include a line in your labview.ini file (and in the ini file
with your built application) that allows you to access com10. The line is
something like:
"serialDevices=com1;com2;com3"
but a search on using the line printer on the NI website will reveal the
correct key and entry.
--
Alexander C. Le Dain, PhD
ICON Technologies Pty Ltd
http://www.icon-tech.com.au
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