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Thank you Vladimir


"Vladimir Afanasyev" <avv@systema.kiev.ua> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> "Andrew" <alamb@tynetec.co.uk> wrote:
> >Hi everybody
> >
> >I'm trying to get a list of all the serial ports that are on a machine ie
> >COM1, COM2 etc. I found an API function called GetSerialPortsList, this
> >returns a char pointer with all available comm ports in it, However I get
> >Unresolved external symbol error. Does anyone know how to get this
running
> >or do they know another method for finding the available commports on a
> >system?
>
> I don't know such Win API function.
> Windows uses Configuration Manager's functions for enumeration
> devices. Configuration Manager is a part of DDK but
> available for using without building DDK environment.
> You can use C++ Builder for enumeration.
>
> TPortControl component can do enumeration in design and real
> time (source code and help file included):
> http://codecentral.borland.com/codecentral/ccweb.exe/listing?id=16567
>
> Now I am finishing article about enumeration and managing FIFO
> control(and put it on codeproject site about some days).
>
> Vladimir.
>