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From: wjt@psc90.UUCP (Bill Taffe)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Help - com1 port output via TP5.5
Keywords: TP5.5  COM1
Message-ID: <1444@psc90.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jul 90 18:29:11 GMT
Reply-To: wjt@psc90.UUCP (Bill Taffe)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, NH
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I remember something similar to this being discussed a few months
ago, so if this is a repeated request please forgive.

I'm trying to send characters to a HP plotter (HP GL commands)
through the com1 port using TP5.5.  It was easy in TP3 where you only
had to reference com1 in the write statements.  TP5.5 is more
difficult.

I've tried the AuxInOut unit in the manual (p212) and can't get it to
work for me.  The test program (p215) 'hangs up' at the Rewrite(Com1)
statement.  (I've replaced the "Device Drivers ... "line with HPGL
commands).

I'm using a Z-248 (AT compatible).

Has anyone had experience sending characters through Com1 using
TP5.5?  Anyone run into this problem?

Suggestions and/or working code/units gratefully accepted.  Thanks.

Bill Taffe
Plymouth State College  (NH)
wjt@psc90.uucp  
(soon to be wjt@oz.plymouth.edu)