23 Mar 98 23:03, Rickey Parrish wrote to Maurice Kinal:
 RP>         If you are in Duncan, it is not a toll call for me to call 
 RP> there.  If your not in Duncan, but can call Duncan free, there are a 
 RP> few BBS's in the area.  I've got all the files for RHIDE and have it 
 RP> installed now tho.
Actually I am in Ladysmith which is a toll call to Duncan even though it is 
only about 50 kms north of you.  Chemainus would be the furthest southern 
non-toll call for me which would also be non-toll for you (I looked it up in 
the phone book).  Thus if you know anybody there who would be willing to act 
as an intermediate that would be the ideal situation.  Seeing as you already 
have what you need though I suppose nobody would mind too much if the code 
was posted here or in the C echo.  Seeing the code is in C and not C++ I 
imagine it would more or less be off topic here unless of course I alter it, 
which might be fun.  
 RP>         Ok, thanks a lot.  I always find the easiest way to learn to 
 RP> program is by looking at someone elses source code, then first 
 RP> changing it to suit your needs, and later on rewriting your own 
 RP> version from scratch once you understand it.  Thats why i make all my 
 RP> proggies freeware & include the source code with the archive.  There 
 RP> nothing special, but maybe someone who knows less than me can get 
 RP> help from it.
The big thing in this case is the comport routines which for the most part is 
fairly set code (not much room for doing anything creative as it were).  Once 
you have control over the comport(s) then the fun really begins and the sky 
is the limit.  I know some people who use a fossil to handle this but using 
dpmi calls is a whole lot more liberating and it will work with a fossil 
driver if you need it for other applications such as a BBS and/or doors (I 
tested it just to be sure).  Once you have RHIDE all wired in you can look 
the dpmi calls in the index under the "Help" thingy.  There is enough 
information there to get you headed in the right direction.  If you decide 
you want a comport library to link your program(s) with I can steer you in 
the right direction there and it will save you writing a bunch of code just 
to get the tedious stuff out of the way.  I can't recall the name of this 
library offhand but I found it on Simtel for the DJGPP compiler (freeware 
btw).
Anyhow give this all a try and if you get stumped just ask and I will see 
what I can do to assist you.  Also best of luck and most of all have fun!  :)
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