Serial Communication When?

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Are there any plans (and if so when) to implement serial communication into
the framework?

Guy
 
Guy Dillen said:
Are there any plans (and if so when) to implement serial communication into
the framework?
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Good question. A very frustrating omission that was for me too.
Actually, I believe on MSDN there is a rather good implementation of serial
port classes created by someone within MS. Don't know exactly where though.
I'm sorry.

Regarding omissions in the .net framework, I might add to the list:
sound support,
proper transparency for picture boxes,
XOR GDI+ drawing
bugfree visual inheritance
And other omissions in various controls

Actually, when are Microsoft finally going to complete the framework, this
time to benifit winapp developers?
It seems that MS only has any serious attention for webservices and other
internet-related aspects these days, largely forgetting windows apps
developers.

Regards,
Manfred
 
My Serial Port FAQ:

..NET 1.0/1.1 has no support for legacy ports (COM/LPT).

There are plans to add support for serial ports in a future version:
http://groups.google.com/groups?&selm=O#vQLn9bCHA.392@tkmsftngp09
"this sample is very similar to what we will be adding" :
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialPort
(note, project built with beta VS.NET, read gotdotnet comment)

Future Directions for Visual C#
http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/vstudio/vstudio_032103.asp
"We will add support for Serial ports to the framework..."


With 1.0/1.1 you have to use PInvoke or Interop :

First understand the Win32 API as described here (C++):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfiles/html/msdn_serial.asp

MSDN article for .NET (mostly C#):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETSerialComm/

PInvoke samples for C#:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialPort
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETSerialComm/
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=SerialStream

or for VB.NET:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnvssamp/html/vbcs_usingthecomportinvbnet.asp
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/usersamples/Default.aspx?query=rs232
http://www.allapi.net/classlib/class.php?id=15
http://www.corradocavalli.cjb.net/

or you can use the "Managed Extensions for C++" and write wrappers.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vcmex/html/vcconMCOverview.asp
http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/cplusplus/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dncscol/html/csharp12192002.asp
on your VS.NET path:
...\VC7\managedextensionsspec.doc
...\VC7\migration_guide.doc
MC++ Sample:
http://www.codeproject.com/managedcpp/howtocomport.asp

or reusing the VB6 MSComm ActiveX is easy, but it has some 'problems' (license)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318597
http://www.devhood.com/tutorials/tutorial_details.aspx?tutorial_id=320
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/NETCommOCX.htm

commercial:
http://www.sax.net/dotnet/communications/
http://www.winsoft.sk/ncomport.htm

for Compact Framework (Windows CE)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/CFSerial.htm

for Interop, use newsgroup:
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.interop
 
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