win32 serial port suggestions?

[Levin Alexander]

I'm looking for suggestions on how to access the serial port under =20
Windows. I found the following two libraries:

<http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=3Druby-serialport>
(last updated Feb. 2003)
<http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/win32serial/>
(last updated Jan. 2003)

Is anyone using these libraries and can recommend them? Are there better=
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alternatives?

I do not have a C++ compiler on Windows -- does anyone have precompiled =20
binaries that work with the one-click installer? (or should I be using =20
Cygwin?)

Thank You,
Levin

 

[Shashank Date]

Hi Levin,

I'm looking for suggestions on how to access the serial port under =20
Windows. I found the following two libraries:
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<http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=3Druby-serialport>
(last updated Feb. 2003)
<http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/win32serial/>
(last updated Jan. 2003)
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Is anyone using these libraries and can recommend them? Are there bett= er =20
alternatives?
=20
I do not have a C++ compiler on Windows -- does anyone have precompiled= =20
binaries that work with the one-click installer? (or should I be using= =20
Cygwin?)

I do not know if there is a "better" alternative than either of the two
libraries out there, but there is definitely one which does not require
the compiler on Windows: you can use the Win32API library to interface=20
directly.

Thank You,
Levin

HTH,
-- shanko

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[Dibya Prakash]

Hi,
Win32API are a better option.

Thanks=20
Dibya