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thanks for the info ctrl-g, i will keep that in mind. i havent been able to work on it the last couple days,, weekends are busy for me, but tomorrow,, hopefully i will be able to figure this out.
thanks,
mike

theoretically,, i shouldnt have gotten voltage on all 3, i realize that. i think it may be best for me to cannibalize one of my old printer cables, identify each bare wire with a continuity tester, and the start taking readings from that. i can also check for continuity between the chassis and pin ...

I still don't know when/why it changed from aborting when you press "start capture" to working, but I guess we don't need to know. Now we need to figure out why no data is seen.



i think when i changed the location,, and path,,, to the root directory,, it didnt have the space between documents ...

lets try this quote thing,,,

[quote="johnsfine"]

I still don't know when/why it changed from aborting when you press "start capture" to working, but I guess we don't need to know. Now we need to figure out why no data is seen.

i dont know how to cut and paste from a dos box, lol,, sorry (but i will try)
no, the GUI didnt close. the program ran as i would have expected, it just didnt take any samples. so at this point,, im assuming the program is running ok.
i checked the power to the number one pin and it is 4.35 vdc ...

i took one of my probes and switched the output pin to number 10 and tried it on both computers. still no samples. i also tried closing all the printing funcntions using task manager.
i have not yet checked the output voltage on the number 1 pin.
if you guys have any other ideas,, im game to try

im making some progress here. i moved the whole directory to the root directory of the crappy computers hard drive, changed the batch file to show the new path, added the quotes as you advised and ran the batch file.
the batch file ran, opened "captureir", and stayed running when i clicked on ...

ok,, i reread your post to try to figure out if you had the correct spelling of "parentheses", lol,,, and saw that it was supposed to be quotes instead. i will try that now.
sorry about all the confusion on my part
sheesh

i tried the parentheses (sp?) around the first part of the string. when i ran the batch file, it didnt pause, but i tried starting captureir. it stayed running that time,, so i ran to get my remote. but the program had timed out by the time i got back. so i clicked on "start capture" again and ...

i was wondering about the path as well. i did try moving the "cap" directory to the root directory of the hard drive,, and changed the path in the batch file.
however,, the path to java still has the space in the directory "program files", and that is the default location for java.

here is what thw batch file reads with the pause,,,,,

c:\documents and settings\lindas\desktop\cap>c:\program files\java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\java -jar c:documents and settings\linda\desktop
cap\captureir.jar
'c:\program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch ...

ok,, i tried reloading everything,,, double checked as best i can. is there anything wierd that this stuff would do to my printer port on my desktop? i use is everyday to print stuff for my business. i guess i will try loading on there and see if there isnt just a bug with this old computer. lol ...

this is a cut and paste from the "how to build an ir probe" document;

The only source I know of for this IC is Mouser Electronics (www.mouser.com). The Stock No. is 512-QSE158 , and the current price is 70¢. There’s no minimum order but you will have to pay for UPS shipping, so you may as well ...

I meant that the batch file ran without any errors, captureir still does not work. the batch file doesnt hang on the screen long enough to see what its doing.
as far as the ir probe,, i wired it the way it was in the document. with the ir sensor facing you and the wires pointing downward, the right ...