Thanks for your reply I tried
50 open "O", #1, "com3:"
51 print #1, "07"
52 close 1
basic says 'bad file number in 51'
sorry I dont know any basic bu would really appreciate your help
Regards
Acer1
Hi
I dont know any basic but have to write a small prog to send a code to my com3 port
Lprint chr$(27) sends to printer
how can I send this to com3?
any help greatly appreciated
Acer1