Help! : How to print a text file in a VC++ 6 application

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  12 years ago

  by russbude

  Russell Brown

  Cornwall, United Kingdom

  Joined 13 years ago

  In my VC++6 application, I have tried the following:

  system("print testfile.txt /D:lpt1");

  This prints the file to a line printer attached to lpt1.  Unfortunataly I have got a printer plugged into a USB port.  What can I do to print the file through the USB port?  I checked my computer to find out that my USB port has not been configured at all (i.e. I have tried "mode").  I don't think that it is wise to configure any USB port, is it?  Once configured for the printer, the port will not take other things such as memory sticks or externam hard drive, will it?

  Best regards

  Chong Kim

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