From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: simple serial port reading
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On Tue, 23 May 2000 11:43:21 +0200, "Rafael García"
<rafael AT geninfor DOT com> wrote:

>I need to get a simple string from a barcode scanner on the serial line
>(RS232 COM port)
>
>What is the easy/bad/slow way? (SO is Win98)
>
>I have other programs working with such devices, but they're connected to
>the keyboard port and it is transparent to the software. Anybody knows a
>program to simulate keyboard input from serial port input? I think it is a
>good idea. If it is cheap, I possibly could buy it.

There are serial port libs in section 22 of the DJGPP FAQ list.  And
you could probably write a wrapper around them to make them more
keyboard-like.

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