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echo: os2prog
to: Peter Schuller
from: Coridon Henshaw
date: 1996-10-31 13:34:04
subject: DosDevIOCtl for COM ports

On Tuesday October 29 1996 at 13:30, Peter Schuller wrote to Coridon Henshaw:

 >> int Openport(char *Port, HFILE &Comhandle)

 PS> What are you suppose to put into *Port?

The name of the com port that you want to open.  COM1, COM2, COM3, etc.

 PS> Ive tried DosOpen:ing COM2, but it won't work.

Then you wern't doing something right.

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