printer:

Type

keyword

Summary

Used with the open file, read from file, write to file, and close file commands to specify the printer port on Mac OS systems.

Syntax

printer:

Description

Use the printer: keyword to communicate through the printer serial port.

To set the port parameters (such as baud rate, handshaking, and parity), set the serialControlString property before opening the port with the open file command.

To read data from the printer port, use the read from file command, specifying the keyword 'printer:' as the file to read from.

To write data to the printer port, use the write to file command.

To use the modem port on Mac OS systems, use the 'modem:' keyword. (LiveCode does not support additional serial ports.) To use serial ports on Windows systems, use the COM1: through COM9: keywords.

Examples

open file "printer:"

Related

command: write to file, close file, open file, write to driver, read from file

glossary: property, keyword, Windows, command, Mac OS, port

keyword: COMn:

property: serialControlString

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

Platforms

desktop

server