Re: Com port spying
- Posted by The Johnson Family <thedjs at INAME.COM> Jan 29, 2000
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------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF6A43.9A8936A0 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the suggestion, but the unregistered version doesnt let me = hook the 16 bit TAPI calls (the com port communication functions used by = Win 3.11 programmes), and the programme I am trying to spy on is a 16 = bit one. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Otto=20 To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU=20 Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:14 PM Subject: Re: Com port spying Nick, I haven't run it myself, but it looks like COMINS95.ZIP at = http://www.programmershaven.com/zone16/cat286/index.htm may do what you = need. Joe =20 -----Original Message----- From: Euphoria Programming for MS-DOS = [mailto:EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On Behalf Of The Johnson Family Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 4:41 PM To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: Com port spying I have fairly recently purchased a casio digital organiser (at the = cheaper end), and it came with a PC interface. Unfortunately, I am = rather dissapointed with the software it comes with, and I want to write = my own. To do this, I first need to know how it communicates with the = computer. Casio wont tell me, and nor will the people who wrote the = software, so I am left trying to figure it out for myself. What I need = for this is some way to spy on traffic entering and exiting the com = port, and distinguish which is coming from the organiser, and which from = the pc programme. In short, I need a com port spying programme. Of = course, it has to be able to work around the fact that windows = programmes lock the com port when using it. How can I do this in = euphoria? Nick ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF6A43.9A8936A0 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for the suggestion, but the = unregistered=20 version doesnt let me hook the 16 bit TAPI calls (the com port = communication=20 functions used by Win 3.11 programmes), and the programme I am trying to = spy on=20 is a 16 bit one.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:joeotto at SWBELL.NET" title=3Djoeotto at SWBELL.NET>Joe = Otto</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU"=20 title=3DEUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, 2000 = 8:14=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Com port = spying</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D470001307-28012000>Nick,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D470001307-28012000>I=20 haven't run it myself, but it looks like COMINS95.ZIP at <A=20 = may do what you need.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D470001307-28012000>Joe</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D470001307-28012000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Euphoria = Programming for=20 MS-DOS [<A=20 = HIO.EDU</A>]<B>On=20 Behalf Of </B>The Johnson Family<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, = 2000=20 4:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A=20 = </A><BR><B>Subject:</B>=20 Com port spying<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have fairly recently purchased a = casio digital=20 organiser (at the cheaper end), and it came with a PC interface.=20 Unfortunately, I am rather dissapointed with the software it comes = with, and I=20 want to write my own. To do this, I first need to know how it = communicates=20 with the computer. Casio wont tell me, and nor will the people who = wrote the=20 software, so I am left trying to figure it out for myself. What I need = for=20 this is some way to spy on traffic entering and exiting the com port, = and=20 distinguish which is coming from the organiser, and which from the pc=20 programme. In short, I need a com port spying programme. Of course, it = has to=20 be able to work around the fact that windows programmes lock the com = port when=20 using it. How can I do this in euphoria?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF6A43.9A8936A0--