COMM problems on win98 SE and clipper 5.x program

[baldini]

Hi :<br><br>I have an application writing in clipper(5.?)that<br>performs serial communication(COM1 or COM2). This<br>program works in DOS plain(shift+f5 key at boot)in<br>windows 98 SE, but when windows start, the program<br>doesn´t communicate.<br><br>Anybody knows if there are a &quot;virtual-comm-windowszation&quot;<br>of the serial ports under a DOS windows on Win98 SE.?<br>Or anybody knows of an any kind of program utility that<br>make serial ports function like does in DOS plain mode?<br><br>Tomorrow I try Windows 95 C and Windows 98 &quot;standard&quot;.<br><br>Yours<br><br>Baldini<br><br>

 

[agedoorn]

I got the same problem. Sometimes (with ticketprinter via COM1) I could solve the problem by reserving the COM1
Control pannel / System / (right mouse buttom on 'My computer') => reservation sources IRQ & adresses.

However I couldn't find the same possiblility in WINXP

When we use Xbase++ (32 bit platform!!!) no problem at all to print via COM1....


Wim

 

[Bozz]

I've posted a couple of posts to similar questions and I'm too embarassed to do it again. I have a FAQ on this. Click the FAQ tab at the top of this page to see it.