Article: Q23976
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 1.0,1.5,5.1,6.0,6.0a,6.0ax; MS-DOS:7.0; winnt:1.0,2.0,4.0
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Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax
- Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, version 1.5
- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 1.0, 2.0, 4.0
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SUMMARY
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This article presents three methods an application can use to send output to a
printer.
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Method 1
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The first method uses the fprintf() function with the preopened "stdprn" stream.
The following code example demonstrates this technique:
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
fprintf(stdprn, "a line of text\n");
}
This method works only in the MS-DOS operating system because the "stdprn" stream
is not defined by Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows NT.
Method 2
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Another method uses the fopen() function to open the LPT1, LPT2, or PRN device as
a file and uses the fprintf() function to write data to the file handle returned
by fopen(). The following code example demonstrates this technique:
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
FILE *stream;
stream = fopen("PRN", "w");
fprintf(stream, "a line of text\n");
}
This method works in Windows NT as well as the MS-DOS and Windows operating
systems.
Method 3
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Finally, in MS-DOS, an application can use the int86() or int86x() functions to
call one of the following BIOS printer services provided by Interrupt 17h:
service 0: send byte to the printer.
service 1: initialize the printer.
service 2: get printer status.
REFERENCES
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For more information on the int86() and int86x() functions, refer to the
Microsoft C "Run-Time Library Reference" manual.
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