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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: Jackd on June 06, 2010, 11:05:54 PM

Title: Creating Batch Files
Post by: Jackd on June 06, 2010, 11:05:54 PM

I would like to create a batch (.bat) file that would output and receive text through one of my computers COM ports. Is this possible?

Title: Re: Creating Batch Files
Post by: Geek-9pm on June 07, 2010, 01:04:09 AM

Yes, but it may not do what you want.
Study the MODE command to learn how to set the serial ports.

If you have a dial up modem on the com1 port you would do this:
 echo ATZ >com1
Which might not work if you had not already set the parameters  with the MODE command.
And you could send the contents of a com port to a file:
copy con1 test.txt
But it may hang if the com port never sends a control Z

Did you have something specific in mind?