Re: PCI serial ports

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From: Chris A. Kusmierz (cakusmierz_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:38:06 -0500

"Peter Cusack" <peterc@dap.csiro.au> wrote in message
news:wwBid.368$I52.14666@news.optus.net.au...
> Is there a problem with VB6 talking to serial ports on a PCI card? I
> recently installed such a card, and it tested fine using Hyperterminal. VB
> does not report an error when a port on the new card is assigned to
MSCOMM,
> but it never seems to send anything out. If I change the assignment to the
> standard comm ports (1 or 2) the code works fine. Any clues?
>
> Cheers;
>
> Peter.
>
>

If you're using the same code for the *native* comm ports and the PCI ports
I can only guess it's a driver issue. Most add-on serial ports I've dealt
with work fine with VB6 as long as they pass *the HyperTerminal test*

WTF

Chris A. Kusmierz

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