"Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <spam.netmaster@swissonline.ch> wrote in message
news:u%232pvVwrDHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Hakan
>
>
> My Serial Port FAQ:
>
> .NET 1.0/1.1 has no support for legacy ports (COM/LPT).
>
> There are plans to add support for serial ports in a future version:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?&selm=O%23vQLn9bCHA.392%40tkmsftngp09
> "this sample is very similar to what we will be adding" :
>
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialPort
> (note, project built with beta VS.NET, read gotdotnet comment)
>
> Future Directions for Visual C#
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/vstudio/vstudio_032103.asp
> "We will add support for Serial ports to the framework..."
>
> Longhorn Preview with SerialPort class:
> http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/ref/system.io.ports.aspx
> (should already be in Whidbey 2004)
>
>
> With 1.0/1.1 you have to use PInvoke or Interop :
>
> First understand the Win32 API as described here (C++):
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfiles/html/msdn_serial.asp
>
> MSDN article for .NET (mostly C#):
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETSerialComm/
>
> PInvoke samples for C#:
>
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialPort
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETSerialComm/
>
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialStream
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http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=5a96c071-e9e8-47c4-bb9e-5413384f0c25
>
> or for VB.NET:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823179
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnvssamp/html/vbcs_usingthecomportinvbnet.asp
> http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=rs232
> http://www.mentalis.org/classlib/class.php?id=15
> http://www.corradocavalli.cjb.net/
>
> or you can use the "Managed Extensions for C++" and write wrappers.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vcmex/html/vcconMCOverview.asp
> http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/cplusplus/
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dncscol/html/csharp12192002.asp
> on your VS.NET path:
> ...\VC7\managedextensionsspec.doc
> ...\VC7\migration_guide.doc
> MC++ Sample:
> http://www.codeproject.com/managedcpp/howtocomport.asp
>
> or reusing the VB6 MSComm ActiveX is easy, but it has some 'problems'
(license)
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318597
> http://www.devhood.com/tutorials/tutorial_details.aspx?tutorial_id=320
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/NETCommOCX.htm
>
> commercial:
> http://www.sax.net/dotnet/communications/
> (Community edition in : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/)
> http://www.winsoft.sk/ncomport.htm
>
> for the Compact Framework (Windows CE)
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=206645de-63ba-4e49-b9a3-2d3b9cef4aa5
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/CFSerial.htm
>
> for Interop, use newsgroup:
> microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.interop
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> --
> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
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