COM ports

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From: matt (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 06:46:14 -0800

Hi, Im in a bit of a pickle. Basically Im a vb programmer, but a couple of days ago I got a label printer dumped on my desk from a client saying that the labels Im creating have to be outputed to this printer, it has to use the COM port and their isnt any drivers. They told me that I should just be able to plug it in at the back of my PC then copy the text file onto it. Am I missing something but dont I have to configure the COM port or something. Basically instead of copying the file, Ive created a vb app with the MSComm control and when I set the PortOpen property to true, the app just hangs. Also I tried to configure the port from a command prompt, I typed mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p and I got a message saying "Device COM1 is not currently available" but it is visible through device manager.

I am puddled!! please help!!