Re: listen to LPT1

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From: Duane Bozarth (dp_bozarth_at_swko.dot.net)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:26:28 -0500

Brandon Campbell wrote:
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> I did get some clarification on the process. It turns out that when the
> printer is connected to the machine, the operator pushes a button on the
> machine to send the results to the printer. To use the computer, the operator
> types a command at the prompt to get the machine to send the results. I guess
> this C program should capture the buffer. What do you all think?

In addition to the other suggestions...

Is the command prompt on the instrument or are they starting a capture
program on the PC? (There's a little ambiguity in how your description
can be read, at least to me)

<If> that's on the PC, try the redirection trick before delving in too
deeply...

There's no reason I see to need to use C exclusively as *** says and I
don't see any reason to try to make them move to anything newer--it's
quite possible the other instruments in the lab are incompatible, I have
several of those myself with no possibility of sufficient funding to do
anything different.

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