From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,eb78380888310019 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-19 20:04:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!howland.erols.net!netnews.com!xfer02.netnews.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BD0EA05.77CC3E97@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Sending characters from Ada to the printer on this dam$$#!! blo$$## vindoze References: <9qpchu$7ps$1@melon.univ-brest.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 03:04:47 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 158.252.147.31 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1003547087 158.252.147.31 (Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:04:47 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:04:47 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:01:05 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14954 Date: 2001-10-20T03:04:47+00:00 List-Id: Vincent MORIN wrote: > > My printer is a local HP laserjet MP6 called HPL6 on port LPT1: > simple minded as I am I believed that > > Open( PrintFile, Out_File, "LPT1:" ); This works with GNAT 3.13p/Win98: with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; procedure Print_It is Printer : File_Type; begin -- Print_It Create (File => Printer, Mode => Out_File, Name => "LPT1:"); Put_Line (File => Printer, Item => "Here is a line for the printer"); New_Page (File => Printer); Close (File => Printer); end Print_It; -- Jeff Carter "English bed-wetting types." Monty Python & the Holy Grail