In AREV how can I print to a com port (COM1)…it is a serial receipt printer. Other sites have had LPT2, but this one was setup for MYOB Pos.
The easiest way possible please, I dont want to do any V114(?) stuff.
Whoops..
I have done a search (Oystein will be pleased?) and found references to MODE, COMMDRV.IBM & PDISK.
1. Where do I find what the settings should be for MODE
2. Do you still need to load the COMMDRV.IBM (Win 98 system)
Barry
Found one more reference that requires an explanation.
"…We have set the communications parameters in the environment and they work fine when the printer switching device is connected to COM1…"
Barry
Hi Barry,
We have a PoS system that we use to speak to various Serial receipt/slip printers. We have found that under certain unusual circumstances sending directly to com1 doesn't necessarily work on all types of PC configuration.
So we do the following:
in a batch file prior to running Arev put in:
mode lpt3:=com1:
mode com1 baud=9600 parity=none data=8 stop=1
you can then send to lpt3 and lo&behold the serial printer works fine.
if you omit the first line you can send direct to com1 but there is no gaurantee it will work.
please note that your baud rate MUST match the serial printers baud rate or you will get "unexpected" results.
Claude
Claude
Thank you very much, that was the exact response I was looking for.
Barry