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Subj : Re: Serial Port Interfacing...
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jeff Baker
Date : Sat Jul 17 2004 11:13 am

Try this link, it's more then enough to get you started...

http://www.beyondlogic.org/serial/serial.htm

- Jeff

"Paul De Klerk" <paul@tes.co.za> wrote in message
news:40f7b05e@newsgroups.borland.com...
> I need some documentation on how to open the serial com port on a pc /
> notebook to receive a data string.
>
> I should establish communication between a Notebook and an external
device.
> This device will be sending a data string wich must be displayed on the
> notebook  and then stored in a file for further processing. All this
should
> be done in a DOS environment.
>
> I'm using Borland C++ version 4.5
>
> Any related information / documentation or similar programs will be
> appreciated.
>
> Please send e-mail to: paul@tes.co.za
>
>

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