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Posted by bloggsfred00 on 12/25/06 11:16
I had a look at the APIs before I posted here and was praying for an
easier solution. So far no luck. I have used API calls in PHP before so
if it has to be the APIs then so be it, but I could not find an obvious
"is there any bytes to read" call there either.
I had a quick look at the MSCOMM32.OCX information and thought that
might do the trick, but I am not sure how to go about getting installed
on the server. I have full permissions (I built the server) but have
not played with ActiveX and PHP before.
Any guidance most gratefully received.
Fred.
Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> bloggsfred00@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Sanders Kaufman wrote:
>
> >> Just don't get confused with what's a COM port (communications)
> >> and what's a COM object (Component Object Model).
> >
> > I didnt think I was confused, but perhaps I am.
> >
> > Is there a standard COM Object for serial ports that I can instantiate
> > through PHP?
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa490273.aspx
>
> In Windows - not so much a COM object, as a suite of API's. In
> the MSDN documentation, you can learn about the complexity's of
> serial port i/o with API's. If you're not already familiar with
> programming Windows, there's a pretty steep learning curve for
> API's.
>
> If you have rights to install ActiveX controls on the server,
> you can probably pick up one of those for a couple of bucks that
> will do what you're asking. Then, Serial I/O will be a snap
> through PHP.
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