I also would like for this to work. We are in the exact same boat with some actively developed software that uses Windows add-on. I gave written a script that extracts the fax no. from the print job and faxes the invoice, but it requires to change the printer. LPT1-LPT3 are used as sales printer, label printer, warehouse printer. If dosemu supports LPT4+ this process would be much simpler. On Monday, April 25, 2011, Frantisek Hanzlik <franta@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > First, i'm glad to see as DOSEMU development in past several days > move onwards again. Thank You, Bart and all DOSEMU developers and > contributors! > > We use dosemu for running a warehousing activities program, and we > are in problems with insufficient number of printers availabe in > DOS. Know someone what are the possibilities for increasing actual > DOS max printer number (3)? > > Our need are not either print to more physical printers, but use DOS > print under Linux to other purposes as: > - print to file and then convert this file under Linux to PDF > - print to file and then send this file from Linux as mail > - print to file and then process this eg. with inotify/incrond way > - send printed data to any Linux program > > Our software is stil active maintained and developed, but its > authors regrettably supposes running only under windows (for which > it has several supplemental windows programs for windows printing, > mailing etc.). Under windows program can use printers LPT1-LPT9. > It would be very nice when it went use ports over LPT3 in DOSEMU > too. > > As there are no needs for direct print to printer, probably are no > needs for LPTx ports address room in BIOS Data Area. > > I have no knowledge how are LPT4+ ports handled in windows, but when > it is "normal" file open (INT 21 fn 3D "Open file using handle"?), > then probably should not be extreme problem solve this in FreeDOS > and DOSEMU code. > > Can please someone with better skill explain something about this? > And are there other DOSEMU users who were happy with this extension? > > Thank in advance, > Franta Hanzlik > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- Med Vennlig Hilsen, A. Helge Joakimsen -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
