SetPrinterPort method

[method icon] SetPrinterPort(port$)

>SetPrinterPort

SetPrinterPort

The SetPrinterPort(name) method is specific to Windows CE based devices. It allows a specific serial or parallel port to be selected for print output (KClient printing under CE simply writes raw data to a port). The port name is in the format LPTn: for a parallel port and COMn: for a serial port. In the case of a serial port the name can also include specifiers to control baud rate etc.

The format is SetPrinterPort("port:[baudrate][,bits/char][,parity][,stop bits][,flow control]"). If optional specifiers are not provided the default settings string is "COMn:9600,8,N,1,N"

Possible values are given in the following table

Option Possible Values Default Value
baudrate Any Supported 9600
bits/char 7, 8 8
parity [E]ven, [O]dd, [M]ark, [N]one N
stop bits 1, 1.5, 2 1
flow control [N]one, [X]on/Xoff, [H]ardware, [B]oth N 
Client.SetPrinterPort("COM2:9600,8,N,1,H")
$OPEN /204
SELECT PRINT /204
PRINT "Hello"
SELECT PRINT /005
$CLOSE /204
See also:

BrandSplash, CameraCapture, ClearDirectoryWatchEvent, CreateBookMark, DisplayScreen, EmptyClientCache, EnableUserPreferences, EnableWarnings, FireServiceEvent, ForceDefaultFont, ForceReadableTextMode, FTPGet, FTPPut, GetForms, GetServiceAttribute, GetServiceCookie, GetSpecialFolderPath, HTTPGet, OpenServiceWindow, PlaySoundFile, SetCharacterEncoding, SetDefaultIMEMode, SetDirectoryWatchEvent, SetPrinterFontName, SetPrinterFontSize, SetServiceAttribute, SetServiceCaption, SetServiceConnection, SetServiceCookie, SetServiceUrl, SetThrottle, ShowSIP