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- From: rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Accessing the com port when in use...
- Message-ID: <1i3nooINN105@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Date: 2 Jan 93 09:37:28 GMT
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- References: <1huj16INNc50@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan1.232235.23928@midway.uchicago.edu> <1i38ndINNkno@shelley.u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1i38ndINNkno@shelley.u.washington.edu> rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan1.232235.23928@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >>In article <1huj16INNc50@shelley.u.washington.edu> rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel) writes:
- >>>Is there a way to access the com port when I'm using it with another
- >>>program? While running HyperAccess/5 on com 2, I would like to be able
- >>>to use HSLink to do file transfers. Is there some trick I can do to make
- >>>this work?
- >>
- >>As of Version 3.0, HA5 supports the sharing of COM ports using a
- >>command line switch. See your HA5 3.0 manual for details.
- >>
- >>--
- >>Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
- >>sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
- >>Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
- >>of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
- >
- >Unless I'm doing it wrong, it only works for external OS/2 Dos apps, Not the msdos emulator.
- >
- >
-
- Not to mention it won't even recongnise my com ports for some reason. And
- my manuals are a few states away.
-