Writing data in parallel port

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Hi,

I need to write a data in the parallel port in the computer, so I make use of
outportb(0x378,0xAA); in C language but I get the below error,

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _outportb referenced in function _main

I had included dos.h, whether any header file has to include or any settings has to change.

Please help me with this issue.

Thanks & Regards
Mohan

Posted 24-Mar-11 19:22pm

Mohanraj Sam

Updated 25-Mar-11 4:26am

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 25-Mar-11 10:26am

Edited for Readability.

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You can use Inpout32.dll available here[^] to write and read to the parallel port. Also, Here[^] is an example using Inpout32.dll with VC++.

Posted 25-Mar-11 3:49am

Rick Shaub

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Dalek Dave 25-Mar-11 10:27am

Good Links

Rick Shaub 25-Mar-11 12:15pm

Thanks!

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If you are trying to do this on a Windows XP platform, it won't work. Even if you found a compiler and library that would compile the program, Windows XP will not let a user program access hardware directly including writing to I/O ports with outportb. You would get a run-time error.

Posted 24-Mar-11 21:20pm

LaxmikantYadav

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Peter_in_2780 25-Mar-11 3:53am

NOT SO! XP is the last version of Windows that WILL let you access raw I/O ports.

LaxmikantYadav 25-Mar-11 4:28am

Dear Peter, Accroding we can not use outportb() with Xp directly, The best way to know it try to run the program on XP...

Peter_in_2780 25-Mar-11 7:37am

Sorry, but I've got 50+ clients who will tell you otherwise. If you run a 16-bit DOS program under XP, the "DOS box" in XP will do the port I/O for you.

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Peter_in_2780 · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-24T19:34:00

The error is at LINK time. Your program compiled OK, but you need to include the library that contains outportb when you build the exe. Just what that library is called depends on your build tools. Be warned that if you are using Vista or Windows 7, your program will not work.

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Peter
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