How to access COM12

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From: Helmut Giese
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:13

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Hello out there,
I have a many-year-old application which handles several modems at the
same time. Now the system got once more expanded, I have to deal with
COM ports up to '12' - and I cannot open them:
- Opening with 'COM12' results in error 2: System cannot find file.
- Opening with 'COM12:' results in error 138: Syntax error in file
name.

Note: Both versions (with or without ':') work for e.g. COM1.

What I find infuriating is that stupid Hyperterminal is able to
connect to a modem via COM12 - but I am not :(

Any info or link to the correct syntax would be highly appreciated.
Best regards
Helmut Giese

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