I've got a dot matrix printer that I need to print a line at a time to.
This is being used for an audit log on an application and every event
that occurs needs to print out right as it occurs.
I've previously had this working well in a serial communication method
where I talk directly to the printer using control codes and what not.
However, it seems that the higher ups want to be able to use a network
printer or other Windows-configured printer device.
They claim that it's possible to do this, and I don't know if they're
right or not, but I can't seem to find a good way to do it in .NET.
Does anyone know if this is possible at all for Windows to do (I assume
it is because I'm sure this is something that other applications do from
time to time), and does anyone have an idea of how to do it?
Essentially I'm looking for some sort of a method where I can give it
the name or device ID of a printer and then send single lines of text to
the printer which are printed (without doing a form feed). It's alright
if it "ties up" the printer with a document that is always being
spooled/printed, because the printer will only be used for this purpose.
Thanks in advance.
Ryan