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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rafael_Garc=EDa?= <rafael AT geninfor DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to open LPT1: as file?
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:47:23 +0100
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Wolfgang v. Hansen wrote:
> I tried to fopen("LPT1:", "w") but that didn't succeed.

I ever use printers this way and it works perfectly.
Please tell us more about your configuration.

If you have Win XP use "a" instead of "w"
In some configurations you must use "prn" or "lpt1".

Copy here a little whole program that shows the problem

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