>>>>Is there any way to send data from one computer to the com port on another? Like useing fwrite(). Problem is I've never used fwrite() and the documentation is limited. BTW in VFP5.0
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>>>Even with Evan's suggestion of using MSCOMM32 (which I totally agree with), you aren't going to be able to send data to a COM port on another PC.
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>>Actually re-reading the post, the question is ambiguous. I thought he meant "to a com port on another pc via a serial cable" and not directly accessing another pc's com port.
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>After re-re-reading it, I see your point. I guess I have MS propagnd on the brain. DNA! DNA! DNA! :-)

After completely mapping human DNA, the Gnome (sp?) project is going to attempt to map out Microsoft DNA. A much tougher job. <s>