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...detect Printer status?
Autor: Colombo Gianluca
Homepage: http://www.digitstudios.com
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function TestPrinterStatus(LPTPort: Word): Byte;
var
  
Status: byte;
  CheckLPT: word;
begin
  
Status := 0;
  if (LPTPort >= 1) and (LPTPort <= 3) then
  begin
    
CheckLPT := LPTPort - 1;
    asm
      
mov dx, CheckLPT;
      mov al, 0;
      mov ah, 2;
      int 17h;
      mov &Status, ah;
    end;
  end;
  Result := Status;
end;


{
  Pass in the LPT port number you want to check & get the following back:
  01h - Timeout
  08h - I/O Error
  10h - Printer selected
  20h - Out of paper
  40h - Printer acknowledgement
  80h - Printer not busy (0 if busy)

  Note:
  This function doesn't work under NT, it gives an access violation
  from the DOS interrupt call.
}

 

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