<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML><HEAD><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR><STYLE></STYLE></HEAD><BODY bgColor=#ffffff><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi vrf-ers!!!</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I need to access the parallel port from within VEE. I have written some VEE code that uses the inpout32.dll available at <A href="http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm">http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm</A> to communicate with my computer's parallel port. When I use it on a machine running Windows XP the program works ok, however on a machine running Windows 98 the computer freezes randomly (meaning that I can communicate sometimes but other times the computer freezes and I have to reboot).</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I don't know if it is a problem of the .dll (which is supposed to work under 98 and XP) or if its VEE related because I get no error message or anything like that.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I was hoping that some of you might give some answers or if there is another method that I can use to communicate with the parallel port.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thank you very much,</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Ren Valenzuela</FONT></DIV>---<BR>You are currently subscribed to vrf as: rsb@soco.agilent.com<BR>To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To unsubscribe send a blank email to "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". <BR>If you need help with the mailing list send a message to "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</BODY></HTML>
Probably, but exactly what is anybody's guess. Well, actually I suppose the
best guess would come from the author! Fake Windows is notoriously unstable.
> or if its VEE related because I get no error message or anything
> like that.
Most likely the dll is causing W98 to have heart failure.
> or if there is another method that I can use to communicate
> with the parallel port.
Oh goodness yes! A quick search of the archive reveals a few. Here's the
report with the irrelevant info and matches deleted:
BodyContains = parallel
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Search returned 43 results in 0:43.372 minutes:seconds.
Results follow:
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>From = Ron Simonson <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 10/7/1999 2:24:39 PM
Subject = vrf: Control Parallel Port
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730E4232300
Attachments = spi_dllv2.dll (76.6KB)
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>From = John Dumais <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 6/30/2000 1:09:08 PM
Subject = Re: vrf Parallel Port
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73024AE2300
Attachments = ppoke32.exe (97.8KB)
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>From = Graeme Hickey <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 7/20/2000 5:11:13 AM
Subject = RE: vrf VEE communication with the parallel port
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730E47A2A00
Attachments = ParallellPort.zip (90KB)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 4/20/2001 3:23:27 PM
Subject = RE: vrf VEE parallel port control.
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73004D72900
Attachments = peekpoke.zip (193.2KB)
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>From = Paul Paterson-Watts <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 6/12/2001 7:27:17 AM
Subject = Re: vrf Parallel Port control
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73064BD2900
Attachments = peekpoke.zip (193.2KB)
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>From = Cornelius, Hal (RPI) <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 8/30/2001 12:30:55 PM
Subject = RE: vrf Possible to use parallel port?...
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730048A2900
Attachments = peekpoke.zip (193.2KB)
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>From = Beliveau, Bruno <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 11/16/2001 7:31:04 AM
Subject = Re: vrf New User
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730645C2900
Attachments = ppokent4.exe (33.1KB), Win95 pp.zip (94.5KB)
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>From = Beliveau, Bruno <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 11/16/2001 7:33:12 AM
Subject = Re: vrf New User
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730245C2900
Attachments = Win95 pp.zip (94.5KB), WinNT pp.zip (33.1KB)
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>From = Mark Goldberg <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 2/27/2002 9:38:04 PM
Subject = vrf Parallel Prot Example!
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730A4172900
Attachments = io_ocx_test.vee (8KB)
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>From = Sullivan, Mike <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 6/12/2002 12:44:25 PM
Subject = Re: WG: vrf using ntpio.exe (PPPPDVR.SYS) under Windows2000
???
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730C4FA2B00
Attachments = PreselAttn.vee (10KB)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 4/4/2003 2:37:01 AM
Subject = [vrf] AW: Parallel & I/O Port Peek-Poke Driver for Windows NT
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730A4102D00
Attachments = printer.jpg (30KB), footer.txt (445B)
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>From = Shawn Fessenden <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 7/9/2003 11:40:09 AM
Subject = [vrf] RE: Parallel Port Access
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730C46C2D00
Attachments = PrinterPort.vee (16.1KB), footer.txt (445B)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 7/31/2003 6:02:16 AM
Subject = [vrf] Parallel Port Access - Holy Grail????
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730E4872D00
Attachments = inpout32.zip (15.3KB), footer.txt (445B)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 12/17/2003 5:16:21 AM
Subject = [vrf] FW: Parallel Port Access - Holy Grail????
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730844B2E00
Attachments = inpout32.zip (15.3KB), ATT12905.txt (457B), footer.txt (530B)
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>From = Mark Goldberg <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 2/10/2004 11:01:06 AM
Subject = [vrf] Re: Acces of LPT1 in XP
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730C4802E00
Attachments = io_ocx_test.vee (8KB), footer.txt (530B)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 2/16/2004 2:54:49 AM
Subject = [vrf] AW: parallel port, with picture
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730C4852E00
Attachments = printerport.jpg (23.1KB), footer.txt (530B)
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>From = <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 2/17/2004 9:01:01 AM
Subject = [vrf] AW: parallel port, [vrf] Printer port access
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73004872E00
Attachments = lpt_test.vee (30.5KB), footer.txt (530B)
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>From = Ashley Derrick <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 6/15/2004 6:35:36 AM
Subject = [vrf] Fw: Parallel port control in VEE
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73064C23600
Attachments = PeeKPoke.zip (193.7KB), peek games port.vee (6.9KB),
footer.txt
(433B)
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>From = Goldberg, Mark <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 8/26/2004 10:07:10 AM
Subject = [vrf] re: Parallel Port
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF73084213800
Attachments = PeeKPoke.zip (193.7KB), peek games port.vee (6.9KB),
ATT1077382.txt (439B), io_ocx_test.vee (8KB), footer.txt (433B)
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>From = Karpaty Dave <address withheld for privacy>
Date = 9/28/2004 2:01:37 PM
Subject = [vrf] parallel port
MessageID = 0000000011C77702B4B2CB4A9FD20D99053FF730645B3800
Attachments = parallel port2.vee (13KB), footer.txt (433B)
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