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From: mrandall@pnet02.CTS.COM (Mark Randall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Programming Question
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Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 19:30:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 19:30:35 1987
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I'm not sure that you are the correct person at C=A to direct this question to
but I hope you can pass it along (or someone reading this will help).
 
My company is developing a program for several Fortune 500 type corps.  That
does financial calculations.  We lease this software with the computers that
run it and starting in January these big companies will be using Amiga 500's
whether they like or not!  To the point...  The users of this software are
equivelent in computer literacy to somewhat dim chimpanzees.  We need to able
to detect if the printer is online and the paper out condition through the
printer device.  I know how to do it through the parallel device but is there
a way to do it through the printer device?
 
We need to intercept these error conditions before intuition jumps n with the
requester since we are not shipping the program with a mouse ( I know, I know
but I only work here.  THAT decision is the fault of our boys upstairs).  
 
Along the same lines...   We also must modem this financial data back to HQ
automatically.  I'd like to be able to check the Carrier Detect status.  I see
here in the book how to find DSR & CTS in the io_Error flag.  Must I do
naughty things like accessing the register directly or is there another way?
 
I hope none of the answers to these questions are too obvious.  This is my
first posting and none of you will respect me in the morning.  
 
Thanx for your help ....
 
 
Mark Randall 
CFT Systems
Claremont CA
 
"CGA  MGA  PGA  VGA .... ??? "
No way,  only A.M.I.G.A.


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