note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>If you have a physical parallel port on your machine and are using Windows, you could do it using [mod://Inline::C]/[mod://Win32::API]/[http://perldoc.perl.org/perlxs.html|XS] via [http://www.logix4u.net/parallel-port/16-inpout32dll-for-windows-982000ntxp|Inpout32.dll]. (There is also a 64-bit version linked there.) <P>See also [http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15020/Reading-from-Parallel-Port-using-Inpout32-dll|Reading from Parallel Port using Inpout32-dll]. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 1011907 1011907