Inteface parallel port in C (Windows XP) help need

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15 Jan 2005 6:27 Re: Inteface parallel port in C (Windows XP) help need

Urhm.. I wrote some progs in vb6 to toggle the data pins high/low.. but this required a special driver for easy access.

The problem is, windows in generial wants to be able to allow multiple programs access the devices of the computer.. So it doens't allow any devices (natively)to have full raw read/write control over the ports..

Let me see

Here are some links (some might be applicable.. some might not:

http://www.beyond-designs.com/PC_ports.htm
http://www.logix4u.net/parallelport1.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~Malzev/radiodoc/printer.htm
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:-igDuSy19lIJ:www.missouri.edu/~skhcf/homeautomation/Parallel%2520Port%2520Hardware%2520Section.htm+reading+parallel+port+pins+5v&hl=en
http://www.paraport.net/source/index.html

Hope that helps
Lee

Added after 1 minutes:

Oh yeah.. to show you I understand your frustation (if you have been at this for a wile).. Let me tell you all these links were in my "parallel ports ****" folder Smile