Printing into an access database, line printer, emulation

[Roy riggsjø]

Hello!!!

Have some old plc (Programmable Logic Controllers) at home... i want these to print records into an access database on the network, (A PC in the same house). I have a software that have this feature, but it isnt open source, so i cant find out how they did it.. in the PLCs you can set up network printers.. so that they print one line at a time... the bought software i mentioned above is acting as an network printer.. the software look and feel looks really visual basic to me.. so i think there is a way to emulate a printer in VBA... that receives Lines from these PLCs... but i dont know how!? any experts out there? emulate printer? printer server? i dont know!

please help me!

- Roy Riggsjø

 

[Zigzag]

What is the make of PLC Mitsi, GE Fanuc, Siemens or AB.

 

[Roy riggsjø]

What is the make of PLC Mitsi, GE Fanuc, Siemens or AB.

Its some old ABB 400 plc's.