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April 13th, 2006, 04:15 PM
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Parallel Port Monitoring and Capture Software
I am going to be connecting 2 machines together through the parallel port. The purpose of this is to capture output from machine A to a file on machine B. The software on machine A only supports outputing the information in this manner (i.e. to a printer / parallel port), which is why it is being setup this way. I need some software that runs on machine B that monitors the parallel port activity. Upon activity it needs to capture the data and save it to a file, with some ability to configure the filename, how it is captured, etc. (if possible). The capture software also needs to emulate an HP Laser-Jet printer. After the data is captured and saved to a file, it will then be imported into a database for further analysis. Does anyone have any software suggestions for monitoring the parallel port and capturing the data to a file?
Thanks in advance for your input,
Jody Wood
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April 13th, 2006, 09:52 PM
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Virtual PC Surgeon!
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If you're having trouble with emulation, you could let the signal pass-through and hook up the LJ on the other end. I used to have an LJII and I really liked it!
I must know, what are you up to?!?
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April 14th, 2006, 10:26 AM
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As I stated above, there is a piece of software that has limits on how to get data out of it. It uses a proprietary database, which I don’t have access to. The only way to get data from the software is through a reporting system they supply. The reporting system allows data to be output to a printer file, which can then be imported into another system. I need to capture that output data for further analysis. That is what this is all about. I need data from a software package so I can do further analysis on that data, which is not provided in the software.
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April 14th, 2006, 10:27 AM
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jdc2000 - Thanks for the information. I will check it out and see if it will work.
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April 14th, 2006, 11:08 AM
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