<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yes and no. If the app requires ioctl compatibility then no, serial is the closest you get. If the app just needs a data stream, then pair and use RFCOMM/serial port mode. If ioctl compat with a parallel port in the app is necessary you'll have to make a virtual parallel port driver that thunks to the actual wireless serial port. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 29, 2015, at 7:47 PM, Sergio Chaves <<a href="mailto:sergio.chaves@gmail.com">sergio.chaves@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">We have an application at work that uses Lpt1 as the default port - hard coded. I do not have access to the code.<br>
Current budget constraints do not allow for a mod to be requested so I thought to try solving the problem from another angle.</p><p>Is there a way that I can emulate an LPT1 port using Bluetooth? Everything I found is a Bluetooth device that connects to the printer, making it "bluetooth enabled". However, I would like to find a Bluetooth device connected to my PC/Laptop that emulates an LPT1 port. Does anybody know if such a device exists?</p><p>The goal is: User hits "print" on application, application sends Print Job to LPT1, Bluetooth emulating LPT1 will accept the job and print on connected mobile printer (like the mobile/wearable Car Rental printers at terminals).</p><p>Thanks in advance for your help.<br></p><p><br></p><p><br>
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