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Batch files and serial ports?
Name: cwb212001 Date: September 17, 2008 at 22:21:54 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: N/A Product: n/a
Comment:
I have a device that outputs a 5 digit number to the serial port, waits 5 seconds and sends a cr/lf to the serial port. I want to take that number, call a batch file and pass that number to it as a parameter. Can I read data coming from the serial port within a batch? Do you know of any program that will monitor the serial port and call a program when certain data string is read? Any and all ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
Name: IVO Date: September 18, 2008 at 01:46:03 Pacific
Reply:
You can send data to a serial port in a batch script, BUT you can't read data directly from that as serial communications are interrupt driven and require a program to perform that task.
If you are interested and your problem is not so urgent I can send you a program to achieve the goal, but it requires to be customized.
Contact me by a private message including your e-mail.
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