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accessing the com port on a tapi fax modem

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goltar

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Mar 9, 2012
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hi guy's, i'am a newbie hear don't know where to post my stuff. I'am writing a auto dialer in qbasic 64 with windows 7. I have a usb dial up data/fax modem. Fax works great but my program is not talking to the usb modem hears what i did to access the com port in qbasic

OPEN"COM1:9600,N,8,1" AS FOR RANDOM #1
SUCCESS OPENING USB COM PORT

THEN I DID THIS
PRINT #1,"ATDT"

error message as follows

bad file name line 14
i use line numbers is there a reason why it telling me this it does not like print#1,"atdt" thats where i'am getting the error from what do i need to add please help goltar
 
another error message my computer is unable to dial out with the print #1 statement keeps giving me errors like bad filename line 14 what am i doing wrong when i added com(1) on it says syntax error same thing with com(1) off
 
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