Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!mcvax!botter!ark!jcvw From: jcvw@ark.UUCP (JC van Winkel) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: How can I know a printer is on/off in dBASE III Message-ID: <752@ark.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-Jun-86 05:39:48 EDT Article-I.D.: ark.752 Posted: Tue Jun 24 05:39:48 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Jun-86 03:58:35 EDT Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam Lines: 9 I would like to know how I can make a dBASE III program that is able to know whether or not the printer is attached, on or off, etc. It is of course possible to ask the user of the dBASE III program if the printer is ready. It would however be much nicer if the user would not have to be asked. (The user could also be wrong when saying the printer is ready). Thanks, Jan Christiaan van Winkel