Output Port Addresses

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Output Port Addresses

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Using DOS.V.6 & WFW.3.11 QB.4.5...Progs running under DOS access the serial ports ok but when same prog. is run under WFW there's no output...How do I prog around this plse? >:(
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Re: Output Port Addresses

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Hi.
Its been sometime since i played with QB under WFW but you could try this.

Assuming that you have 2 comm ports (mouse in 1st)
and whatever your trying to talk to on the 2nd.

From WFW control panel try giving the port assignment a false address.
1st  port is probably 03f8 int 4
2nd port is probably 03e8 int 3

changing the 2nd to say 02e8 int 7 (provided nothing else lives there, maybe printer interupt)
This should fool WFW enough to allow a DOS prog to work.

As i say, its been a while since i experimented with  it but it should hackle. Let us know how it goes..
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Re: Output Port Addresses

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:-/  I tried every combination but none was successful - back to the drawing (programming) board.  Many thanks
for your help.
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