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VB Forum / Win API / February 2007Enumerate COM ports in VB.NET, getting the name of the driver ?
I'm trying to get the driver names of my serial ports, but I can't get this working. I tried EnumPorts but it will not give me the name of the comport like it is shown under Ports in Device Manager>Ports. Here I can see names like Promag USB232(COM3). If I use the API, I only get COM3, Local Port. How to get the name like Promag USB232 ? I'm using VB.NET 2005. Thanks Kay > I'm using VB.NET 2005.  Signaturetry asking in a group with "dotnet" in the name; this group is for VB 6.0 and earlier VB.Net and VB 200x are Not.VB Same problem in VB6, I only need to know which API to use to get this information. This is the only API group as far as I know. Kay > > I'm using VB.NET 2005. >Same problem in VB6, I only need to know which API to use to get this >information. This is the only API group as far as I know. Search this NG there has been some stuff on this recently DeviceIoControl and IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY are key words to look for. Kay-Christian Wessel <KayHanse@Netcom.no> schrieb im Beitrag <uL4M7elVHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>... > Same problem in VB6, I only need to know which API to use to get this > information. This is the only API group as far as I know. It is the only (maybe) group which has "winapi" in its name. Other groups like e.g. the dotnet groups are covering all aspects of developing with the language including Windows API coding. Just give it a try there! Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------- THORSTEN ALBERS Universität Freiburg albers@ uni-freiburg.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Kay, What is returned with the SerialPort PortNames method? BTW, I suspect that this may be the same as EnumPorts. I "think" that the Control Panel /Device Manager uses details in the Registry that are not exposed by a published API. Dick SignatureRichard Grier, MVP Hard & Software Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth Edition, ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March 2006. See www.hardandsoftware.net for details and contact information. |
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