replacement for the SilverFox Communications Library

[fingaz]

I have been asked to research and find a solid replacement for our current communications library. I'm not a programer but have some knowledge of what I am looking for. Unfortunatly I don't know the names of any companies or the quality of their product. If you could help point me in the right direction it would be very helpfull. Currently we are using silverfox SPCS Library v 4.02 released in 1991 in a foxpro v2.6a app. I am looking for a newer library with more functionality and ideally has the ability to be used in visual foxpro as well foxpro for windows v2.6a (visual fox pro functionality not necessity since the visual foxpro release is in development and will be for sometime but if we can avoid having to purchase another library it would be nice). Currently only really use the library for basic xmodem and zmodem file transfers. Sorry if this post is out of line. Just looking for a starting point. Thanks

 

[rgbean]

Because of the way Windows maintains control the hardware (especially NT/2000/XP), a library like Silverfox just doesn't work in Windows well. (In fact it was that reason I was given the the company closed down - their DOS programmers just couldn't make the transition to Windows - actually the product! )

In VFP most serial communications can be done using MSCOMM32. Some sample code can be found in the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q140/5/25.asp

- HOWTO: Receive from the Serial Port by Using MScomm32.ocx.
Also useful may be

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q139/5/26.asp

- HOWTO: Send to the Serial Port by Using Mscomm32.ocx.
And of course,

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q154/7/41.asp

- HOWTO: Transmit and Receive Binary Data using MSCOMM32.

If MSCOMM32 doesn't provide you with enough control, you'll need to find another 3rd party control to handle the serial communication. Check out

http://www.hallogram.com/

for some other software.

Rick

 

[fingaz]

For our VFP development the developers are planing to use the MSCOMM32.ocx I am really looking for a replacement that works for our current 16 bit FPW v2.6a app.