accessing printer

**micklarko** · 10-19-2003

Hello,

hope somebody can just point me in the right direction.

For all of my projects I've just been saving output whch is to be printed, to a text file. And later printed it out using note pad or word pad.

I know that there must be a way of me actualy controling the printer myself but have no idea how.

This has no bearing on my studies, I just realy need to know.

The compiler that I'm using is "Dev C++", and the printer I'm trying to access is "lexmark Z42".

Is this about controling the port that the printer is using or do I have to interact with the printers own driver?

**Brian** · 10-19-2003

This works for text only and black and white.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
        FILE *prnt = fopen("LPT1", "w");
        if (prnt == NULL) {
                printf("Cannot open printer.\n");
        } else {
                fprintf(prnt, "Hello, printing world!\n");
                fclose(prnt);
        }
        return 0;
}

**WaltP** · 10-19-2003

Some compilers define stdprn to be the printer output device. Look in stdio.h to see if it's defined, or simply try it.

Note that this would not be standard C

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