| From: | Jack York |
| Date: | 22 Dec 99 at 15:39:00 |
| Subject: | Re: printer errors |
From: Jack York <jyork@voyager.net>
Hello David
On 22-Dec-99, David Arbuthnot wrote:
> From: David Arbuthnot <Trebor@Digital.Prestel.co.uk>
>
> Hello Jack
>
> On 21-Dec-99, you wrote:
>
> � From: Jack York <jyork@voyager.net>
> �
> � Hello,
> �
> � How do I check if the printer has an error like out of paper
> � when it is connected to an alternate port (hypercom board)?
> � I was using the PRD_QUERRY command as explained in the RKM and
> � it worked fine. But from what I can tell it only checks
> � the parallel port. When the printer is hooked up to the
> � hypercom port I get several errors reported even though the
> � printer is ready.
> �
> � Jack
>
> Don't these boards usually come with a small patch to redirect data to the
> board instead of the standard port???. If so you don't need to worry about
> the board. (I could be wrong though)
>
If there is a patch it didn't come separately, maybe it is built in
the driver. But my program fails if I try to check the status of the
printer so apparently there isn't a patch.
Jack