[Gambas-user] How to sent a line line to a lp1 printer and form to lp0 printer directly.

[Doriano Blengino]

Vassilis K ha scritto:
> Is there any chance to find out why I get the message:
> Access forbidden at the following Sub? And of course to make it work?
> PUBLIC SUB bEktiposi_Click()
>         DIM hPrinter AS Printer
>         DIM hFile AS File
>         hPrinter = OPEN "dev/lp1" FOR OUTPUT
>         hPrinter.EndOfLine = gb.Windows
>         PRINT #hFile, "test a line: ";
>         CLOSE hPrinter
> END
>
> It is compiled but it stops when bEtiposi Button is clicked
> at line :
> hPrinter = OPEN "dev/lp1" FOR OUTPUT
> with the message:
> " Access Forbidden. "
>   
Open a console; log in as root; issue:

    chmod a+w /dev/lp1

and it's done (it gives write permission to every user).

Perhaps not the best method, but quick to see if all the rest is ok.

Regards,

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Doriano Blengino

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