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Old May 22nd 21, 11:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R.Wieser
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Default type a file to serial port and receive it on another computer

Just an update.

This morning I was doing some more testing, and found out something : when
just using "copy" a files (terminating) ctrl-Z is not send. For that the
"/b" switch needs to be included. ("type" does send it though).

While that works for COMMAND.COM (on DOS and XP) (the "copy com1 file"
command terminates - without including the ctrl-Z in the file) XPs CMD still
does not want to play ball. It stubbornly keeps stuck in both the "copy"
and the "type" commands (and need to be task-managered outof it).

@Herbert

Using, as you suggested, a small DEBUG program on XP echoing received COM
bytes to stdout until a terminating character (ctrl-Z) is received works.

A caveat though: using CMD exiting such a COM style program on XP resets,
for some reason, the datawidth to 5. That ofcourse means that shrinking
the program by excluding the comports initialisation (allowing it to use
whatever speed its currently set to isn't possible - unless the "mode com1"
command is available and used in between.

Talking about (subtile) changes throwing a wrench in something that shoud
have been simple ... :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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Old May 22nd 21, 05:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)[_7_]
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Default type a file to serial port and receive it on another computer

On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 13:56:43, R.Wieser wrote
(my responses usually follow points raised):
Herbert,

But in real DOS, the "copy com1 file" should work.


You got me there I'm afraid, I used the DOS w98 ran on. And although "copy
com1 file" /looks/ to be working there, it , just as "type com1", does not
know when to stop. Ctrl-C-ing outof it causes the file to be empty. :-\

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You've already mentioned the /b switch. Have you played with /a?
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Old May 22nd 21, 06:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R.Wieser
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Default type a file to serial port and receive it on another computer

John

Have you played with /a?


Nope. To be honest, I was trying to get the whole file to the other side,
and as "/b" did the job ...

But I did just now. Hmm. Under XP it does not seem to make a difference
if I use it on a single file or not. Ether way the ctrl-Z EOF, if there, is
removed.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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Old May 23rd 21, 07:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R.Wieser
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Default type a file to serial port and receive it on another computer

John,

Have you played with /a?

....
But I did just now. Hmm. Under XP it does not seem to make a difference
if I use it on a single file or not. Ether way the ctrl-Z EOF, if there,
is removed.


It took me a while to realize that it could maybe be usefull on the
receiving end (if "/a" strips the ctrl-Z on sending it might also detect it
while receiving and end the copy process). Alas, a test just now showed it
made no difference (the copy process still gets stuck).

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


 




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