adding and communicating with a com port that has no hardware

How does one add a com port that has no hardware? Once the port is added how
do you communicate with it from another application?

Bimo
Tue Jun 22 02:21:50 CDT 2004

"saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...

> How does one add a com port that has no hardware? Once the port is added
how
> do you communicate with it from another application?

You need some kind of virtual com port driver.
I have never tried any, but there seems to be plenty around.

From there, you access the port like any other com port

saint_jack_the_bodiless
Tue Jun 22 03:01:40 CDT 2004

I guess I should have made my self more clear. I meant how does one write
such driver?

"Bimo" <lars.void@mail.dk> wrote in message
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> "saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...
>
> > How does one add a com port that has no hardware? Once the port is added
> how
> > do you communicate with it from another application?
>
> You need some kind of virtual com port driver.
> I have never tried any, but there seems to be plenty around.
>
> From there, you access the port like any other com port
>
>

Pavel
Tue Jun 22 05:03:42 CDT 2004

Please google in this ng.
Virtual COM ports is another topic that repears here "ad nauseum".

--PA

"saint_jack_the_bodiless" <saint_jack_the_bodiless@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I guess I should have made my self more clear. I meant how does one write
> such driver?
>
> "Bimo" <lars.void@mail.dk> wrote in message
> news:%23w8sZmCWEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > "saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...
> >
> > > How does one add a com port that has no hardware? Once the port is added
> > how
> > > do you communicate with it from another application?
> >
> > You need some kind of virtual com port driver.
> > I have never tried any, but there seems to be plenty around.
> >
> > From there, you access the port like any other com port
> >
> >
>
>

Bimo
Tue Jun 22 05:30:54 CDT 2004

"saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...

> I guess I should have made my self more clear. I meant how does one write
> such driver?

You obviously need something like MS Visual C++ and the latest DDK
If you have money to spend, I have had very good experience with Compuware
DriverStudio
In any case, a book like Programming the Microsoft Windows Driver Model by
Walter Oney is pretty much a must have !

Luis
Tue Jun 22 09:34:56 CDT 2004

we are discussing this topic at

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode

--
Luis Vaccaro


"Bimo" <lars.void@mail.dk> wrote in message
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> "saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...
>
> > I guess I should have made my self more clear. I meant how does one
write
> > such driver?
>
> You obviously need something like MS Visual C++ and the latest DDK
> If you have money to spend, I have had very good experience with Compuware
> DriverStudio
> In any case, a book like Programming the Microsoft Windows Driver Model by
> Walter Oney is pretty much a must have !
>
>

Gary
Tue Jun 22 09:58:32 CDT 2004

And remember that virtual com ports are NOT for the faint of heart nor new
driver developers.

--
Gary G. Little
Seagate Technologies, LLC

"Bimo" <lars.void@mail.dk> wrote in message
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> "saint_jack_the_bodiless" wrote...
>
> > I guess I should have made my self more clear. I meant how does one
write
> > such driver?
>
> You obviously need something like MS Visual C++ and the latest DDK
> If you have money to spend, I have had very good experience with Compuware
> DriverStudio
> In any case, a book like Programming the Microsoft Windows Driver Model by
> Walter Oney is pretty much a must have !
>
>