Door for Serial port

[micro]

Hi to all,
how can I close a COM (serial port COM2) with the Door library?
thanks

 

[Zenerdiode]

Why do you need to use the Door library? Have you tried:

SerialPort.PortOpen=False

 

[agraham]

Assuming you are using Serial2 or SerialEx. Just use "Serial.PortOpen = False" to close it.

 

[micro]

I use serialex to create object com, but to the start of my program the COM2 has already opened from another application, for this I have to close it before.

 

[agraham]

Have you tried the suggestions above?

 

[micro]

I can't use "Serial.PortOpen = False" to close it if I don't create the object serialex before. But this is not possible with the function Serial.NewX(.....) because already open and an error is verified.

 

[mjcoon]

I can't use "Serial.PortOpen = False" to close it if I don't create the object serialex before. But this is not possible with the function Serial.NewX(.....) because already open and an error is verified.

In a sense you shouldn't be able to interfere with another program's use of a system resource; that's IT anarchy!

On the other hand if there is a way, I'd use it! I have Navigon-5 on my PPC. If when I close that program and fail to leave several seconds before powering-down, the GPS stays allocated and no program (including a re-started Navigon-5) can use it. The only cure is soft-reset. Or killng what I assume is a hidden thread that stays as a zombie (it's not on the running-program list).

Mike.

 

[agraham]

But this is not possible with the function Serial.NewX(.....) because already open and an error is verified.

In that case it's not possible with the Door library either as the Serial port belongs to the other application while it's open.

 

[micro]

ok,
best regards