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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m
not sure if I can attach files but if so I’ve attached freeware source for
TSerialPort that I use for simple serial communications, and works well. Tested
on 98. XP, and Vista.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve
not tried AsyncPro but it’s likely to have a larger footprint.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hayward, Phillip<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 24 October 2007 2:19 p.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> vss@vss.co.nz; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [DUG] ComPort Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks for your replies Jeremy and Paul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>We have no downloaded and installed </span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>AsyncPro and are
taking a look at that.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Regards</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Phil Hayward<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>System Analyst</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Pinepanels Rangiora<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>mob 027 486-1052<br>
ph (64) 3 313-6819<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>ext 38824<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>fax (64) 3 313-2739<br>
<a href="mailto:Phillip.Hayward@chh.co.nz">Phillip.Hayward@chh.co.nz</a></span><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Coulter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 24 October 2007 11:36 a.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] ComPort Library</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> I
use AsyncPro from TurboPower, who are now not doing the controls but the
controls are on SourceForge now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We
actually bought them back in about 2000-2001 so we got manuals too, and we use
AsyncPro in 3 of our main products, and it never miss a beat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Not
used teh one you mention, but not needed to. AysncPro is pretty powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB>-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: "Hayward, Phillip" <Phillip.Hayward@chh.co.nz><br>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List"
<delphi@delphi.org.nz><br>
Cc: "Schulz, Paul \(CHH Infotech\)" <Paul.Schulz@chh.co.nz><br>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:09:19 +1300<br>
Subject: [DUG] ComPort Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Courier New"'>A
colleague of mine is thinking of using Dejan Crnila's ComPort library<br>
in a delphi project. It would seem this component is held in high regard<br>
by many, however, we thought we would enquire whether anyone here has<br>
used this, and what the experience was?<br>
<br>
Regards <br>
Phil Hayward<br>
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System Analyst <br>
Pinepanels Rangiora<br>
ph (64) 3 313-2764<br>
fax (64) 3 313-2739<br>
Ext 38824<br>
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