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"Colin B Maharaj" <noreply@myhost.com> wrote in message 
news:48636e68@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Too complicated, instead get a program that can read
> data via a telnet client session and push data out
> to a virtual COM session.
>
> Such a program can be got here....
>
> http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.html
>
> What you have to do now is have your data available
> via a telnet server which can be found in the indy palette.

I suggest this as well, I use the hwgroup software very frequently. You 
don't have to use telnet, either, you can change the settings so it just 
passes what it receives over the network byte for byte to the "virtual" 
port. All you do is run vsp, press the "create com port" button, then set 
your legacy application to connect to the COM port it creates. Then 
communicating with it is as easy as dropping a TTcpClient onto your form and 
sending/receiving data through it.

Jason


> Cheers!
>
>
> Avex wrote:
>> How do I write a virtual COM port application?
>> I want to send messages to a legacy application which only can 
>> opens/reads data via COM port.
>> I dont want to use a cable, I dont want to write a driver.
>> Any idea?
>>
>> Avex