Read data from parallel port
Can you give me guidance in how to read data from a parallel port in VB.NET? - T.

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There's no built-in library in .NET to access the parallel port in v1.x.

Whidbey (VS .NET 2005) will come with such support, but right now all you can do is purchase a third-party library.

This was first published in April 2005