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   PrtStatus ( nPrintPort ) -> nStatus

   Returns the status of the Printer as an 8 bit integer.


   PARAMETER:
   nPrintPort-1     0 = LPT1, 1=LPT2 .......


   RETURN VALUES:
               7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
               x . . . . . . .      Printer not busy (0=busy)
               . x . . . . . .      Acknowledgement from printer
               . . x . . . . .      Out of paper
               . . . x . . . .      Printer selected
               . . . . x . . .      I/O error
               . . . . . 0 0 .      Not used
               . . . . . . . x      Time-out error


   EXAMPLE:

               IF PrtStatus == 144   // = 10010000b
                  ? "Printer is ready"
               ENDIF
See Also: IsBitSet
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