Re: OFF TOPIC READ PRINTER PORT

[anoop]

pls set up ur classpath as a permanent env variable in the autoexec.bat = for win 9x or if it NT go to control panel-System-Environment and set up by typing = the classpath there and clicking set. anoop   ----- Original Message -----=20   From: ken dias=20   To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20   Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:17 AM   Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC READ PRINTER PORT   I downloaded javax.comm. There is a 7-step instruction as to how to = install. In step 5 it says "if you already have a classpath defined:   c:\.set CLASSPATH=3Dc:\jdk1.1.6\lib\comm.jar;%classpath%   I did this and the program works; but when I shutdown and then start = again i have to do this again everytime as otherwise the program does = not work. Any way to get around this?   Thanks   Ken   >From: Richard Yee=20   >Reply-To: "A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java = Servlet API Technology."=20   >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20   >Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC READ PRINTER PORT=20   >Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:56:44 -0700=20   >=20   >Ken,=20   >Did you download the javax.comm package from=20   >java.sun.com/products/javacomm and did you put it in your class=20   >path?=20   >=20   >Regards,=20   >=20   >Richard=20   >=20   >At 10:33 PM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:=20   >>I am trying to develop a java program to read a printer port. I=20   >>bought the=20   >>book "java cookbook" by ian darwin (oreilly) and downloaded chapter=20   >>11=20   >>which covers serial/parallel ports. When compliling, I get an error=20   >>message "javax.comm not found". I wonder if anyone has had this=20   >>happen. I=20   >>contacted oreilly, but got the usual polite but no-use reply.=20   >>Also, the error messages scroll up so fast in MSDOS, that I can=20   >>only see=20   >>the last 4 messages. I got 10 errors in all and hence could not see=20   >>the=20   >>first 6.=20   >>=20   >>Any suggestions would be welcome.=20