How can I open a device from managed code?

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Hello,
Is there any way to open a device from managed code without P/Invoking
CreateFileW()?
I tried File.Open("LPT1:",...) but it doesn't work.

Thank you,
Kostas Tragas

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Without P/Invoking no, but keep in mind that under the hood almost all
managed code is P/Invoking at some point, whether it's in your code or
Microsoft's. That's the only way to call a native API.

For stream interface drivers you might find this useful:

http://www.opennetcf.org/library/OpenNETCF.IO.StreamInterfaceDriverMembers.html

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