I need to enumerate the available serial ports. I'm using c#. Anyone know how
cheers,
gareth
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
ahmedilyas
try this:
string[] theSerialPortNames = System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames();
that should return you a list of valid serial ports
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
ahmedilyas
no worries, glad I could help :-)
no worries, glad I could help :-)
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
hornet77
this works with fw 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
ahmedilyas wrote:
try this:
string[] theSerialPortNames = System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames();
that should return you a list of valid serial ports
this works with fw 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
hornet77
this works with .NET 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
try this:
string[] theSerialPortNames = System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames();
that should return you a list of valid serial ports
this works with .NET 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
hornet77
this works with .NET 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
try this:
string[] theSerialPortNames = System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames();
that should return you a list of valid serial ports
this works with .NET 2.0....how can I do the same thing with 1.1
Thanks
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
ahmedilyas
you can't - SerialPorts class was made for .NET 2.0/included in .NET 2.0. I guess you would have to use some Win32 API calls to get the serial ports in .NET 1.1
you can't - SerialPorts class was made for .NET 2.0/included in .NET 2.0. I guess you would have to use some Win32 API calls to get the serial ports in .NET 1.1
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
nobugz
You can, just do what GetPortNames() does: enumerate the values in HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\SerialComm registry key.
You can, just do what GetPortNames() does: enumerate the values in HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\SerialComm registry key.
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
ahmedilyas
System.IO.Ports is a namespace/class that was added in .NET 2.0 and not available in .NET 1.0/1.1. But as suggested you can go through the reg keys as NoBugz has shown - did not mean that no its not possible end of - :-)
System.IO.Ports is a namespace/class that was added in .NET 2.0 and not available in .NET 1.0/1.1. But as suggested you can go through the reg keys as NoBugz has shown - did not mean that no its not possible end of - :-)
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
janverge
How about setting the Port.For example a printer to a COM1 or LPT1 or COM2 ...etc. vise versa.
Can C# be able to assign Port programmatically
An example is on your WinXP when you :
1. click Start and click Printer and faxes.
2. Right click any of the printer installed in your local machine and click Properties.
3. It will show "<Your Local Machine Printer name> Properties."
4. Click on the Ports tab and there it will show the following port(s) or the enumerated ports.
5. If I check or choose any of the Port e.g. COM1, COM2 ..etc ... LPT1, LPT2.. etc.. .. FILE:, USB ..etc .etc
QUESTION: Can C# do this programmatically Is there any windows API to programmatically select or put a check mark on the Printer Port selected. Of course alot of the forums as showing the EnumPorts
[DllImport("winspool.drv", EntryPoint = "EnumPorts")]
public static extern int EnumPortsA(string pName, int Level, int lpbPorts, int cbBuf, ref int pcbNeeded, ref int pcReturned);But this does not help me solve my issue.
Thank you for hearing me out. Hope anyone can share their coding experience regarding this issue.
you may email or send me a reply : janverge@gmail.com
Re: .NET Base Class Library c# serial port enumeration
nobugz
You'd better start a new thread with this question. It is completely unrelated to this thread.
You'd better start a new thread with this question. It is completely unrelated to this thread.