Re: Test Serial Ports Program on Vista?
Larry Miller wrote:
>
> Al Getz wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Anyone care to test serial com ports on Vista?
> >
> > I had Vista on a new computer a while back but i didnt like it
> > at all and so took the thing back to the store.
> >
> > Anyway, the reason im asking this is because the usual serial com port
> > assembler code works just fine in an .ex program but fails in an .exw
> > program. The code always fails at the 'output port,al' (or similar)
> > assm code instruction because Windows XP wont allow the Euphoria
> > poked assmebler code to access the USART chips i/o ports using .exw
> > programs (works ok with .ex programs). I would like to use .exw
> > programs in Euphoria because i want the Windows gui interface,
> > but im wondering now if even .ex programs work on Vista.
> > I know there are other ways around this but i really want to use
> > this method at least for now.
> >
> > I have a test program i can send you or post to the archive if
> > you would like to try it on either WinXP or WinVista.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > Al
> >
> > E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
> >
> >
> > My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
> >
>
> The problem is that NT platforms do not allow an application to directly
> access
> the hardware. This was permitted but discouraged on Win9x. But it is possible
> to do this with a DLL. There are a number of demo's in the archive that do
> this.
> I have not tried them.
>
> Larry Miller
I have used the PCOMM.DLL for some time on Win XP quite happily.
Obviously it needs the usual Euphoria interface work, but that is
quite conventional; I have such a file if anyone wants it sent to
them. But i never found any of the older serial port drivers worked
at all on XP. I assume Vista (if anyone uses it) will accept it too.
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