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    Serial port programming

    Ok, I 'think' I solved my first file problem; however, I still can't tell it where the EOF is located. I'm sending the file in binary mode, therfore, what can I send in binary over the COM that the other computer can interpret as an EOF command? Btw, I tried the ASCII '0' suggestion. I'm not...
  2. Hermit

    Serial port programming

    Right now I'm having a problem reading large files. My program is only reading around 50k of the file. So my question is if theres a method of reading large files into the buffer, or am I just using the wrong commands?
  3. Hermit

    Serial port programming

    Hello, I would like to know how to write a programme to send\receive files over the serial\COM port and which programming language would be most suitable? As of now, I'm able write a program to send and receive characters through the port using a C++ compiler. However, even after gathering...

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