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Posted by hackajar on 12/26/06 08:49
Solution:
Read This thread: (all of it!)
http://www.phparch.com/discuss/index.php/m/2980/0/
Merry whatever!
-Hackajar
bloggsfred00@hotmail.com wrote:
> 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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