Message-ID: <3568F699.FF79FA8B@post.comstar.ru>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 08:42:01 +0400
From: Dim Zegebart <zager AT post DOT comstar DOT ru>
Reply-To: zager AT post DOT comstar DOT ru
Organization: Comstar Ltd.
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To: Sergi Marsal <smarsal AT abonados DOT cplus DOT es>,
        "djgpp AT delorie DOT com" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: print in djgpp
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Sergi Marsal wrote:

> I have a problem when I try to detect when is the printer available por
> printing, I know it can be done because in other programming languages like
> clipper I can test it before printing, but I don't know how to do it in
> DJGPP
>

I use this code to do printing from my program :

          n=strlen(szMsg);
           for (i=0;i<n;i++)
              { s=biosprint(0,szMsg[i],0);
                if ((s&0x39)!=0x10)
                 { printer=PRINTER_ERR;
                   break;
                 }
              }

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