Thanks Martin

I will check this out. I tried this several years ago and found this to be not possible, or at least I could not figure out a way to effectively do it. Thanks for the link. I will re-evaluate it to see if I can use this in my application.

Elmer



>Hi, Elmer.
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>>Do you have any advice, information, or links on connecting and capturing data from the local serial com ports while the application is running on Terminal server? I am unsure if it can even be done and hope that I am wrong. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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>Maybe TS on Windows 2003 Server added support for that (I can check it later), but it wasn't possible before. Citrix does have full support for all this.
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>You may check:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/technologies/terminalserver.mspx
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>Well, it does!
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>Enhanced Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
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>When connecting to a terminal server using an RDP 5.1 client, many of the local resources are available within the remote session, including the client file system, smart cards, audio (output), serial ports, printers (including network), and the clipboard. These redirection facilities allow users to easily take advantage of the capabilities of their client device from within the remote session. For instance, files can be opened, saved and printed to the users local PC, regardless of whether the application is running locally or remotely.
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>Hope this helps,