Jonathon Bevar wrote: > Ok, here's the deal my old Rapid-Q compiler could use the old QuickBasic > commands of INP and OUTP to control the LPT or Parallel port with. I need > to know the following: > > 1> Can RB do that or is there some class or plug in that I need to use with > it?.
I believe that LPT is just a serial port. So the Serial class would speak to that. I don't think RB has direct support for the Parallel port, but if I'm wrong, hopefully somebody with more experience in Windows will correct me. > 2> Or, is there a Serial Port version out there I could use without much > fuss or muss? Version of what? I'm not sure what you're asking here. RB has had serial support built-in since prehistoric times. > 3> Or, is there someone that has got a USB solution to this age old question > of the OLD and Tired out LPT and Serial ports? On the Mac, we (who do robotics-type stuff) frequently need to control serial devices from machines that have only USB ports. Keyspan makes good USB-to-serial converters; I imagine these would work well on a PC too. HTH, - Joe -- Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Available for custom REALbasic programming or instruction. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
