Comments on: Program LPT and COM ports easily under windows NT-2000-XP http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/ ScienceProg serves scientific, embedded, biomedical engineering, physics based contents. If you want your article or scientific project to be on this site, do not hesitate to contact. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:17 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Windows Drivers Download http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-719 Windows Drivers Download Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:39:52 +0000 http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-719 XP is a legend. I can't forget those days when I used to open my XP laptop and program on it. It was a very good experience. Drivers were to be downloaded and installed prior to working on XP. Once, drivers download is done, everything works great XP is a legend. I can’t forget those days when I used to open my XP laptop and program on it. It was a very good experience.

Drivers were to be downloaded and installed prior to working on XP. Once, drivers download is done, everything works great

]]> By: Petr http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-718 Petr Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:24:51 +0000 http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-718 you must compile it in C, not in C++. it is possible switch in MS visual studio C++. sorry for my english. you must compile it in C, not in C++. it is possible switch in MS visual studio C++. sorry for my english.

]]> By: Chris http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-717 Chris Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:13:28 +0000 http://www.scienceprog.com/acces-lpt-and-com-ports-easily-under-windows-nt-2000-xp/#comment-717 Hi, this program looks very useful, but when I try to compile it with Visual Studio Express's Visual C++ 2008 I reach the following error. Any ideas? 1>------ Build started: Project: lpt_io_example, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1>Compiling... 1>lpt_io_example.cpp 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(86) : error C2664: 'CreateFileW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [13]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(98) : error C2664: 'CreateFileW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [13]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(138) : error C2664: 'OpenServiceW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [9]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(196) : error C2664: 'GetSystemDirectoryW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'CHAR [80]' to 'LPWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(203) : error C2664: 'lstrcatW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'CHAR [80]' to 'LPWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(208) : error C2664: 'CopyFileW' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [13]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(236) : error C2664: 'CreateServiceW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [9]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast 1>pt_ioctl.cpp 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(16) : warning C4627: '#include ': skipped when looking for precompiled header use 1> Add directive to 'stdafx.h' or rebuild precompiled header 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(17) : warning C4627: '#include "PortTalk_IOCTL.h"': skipped when looking for precompiled header use 1> Add directive to 'stdafx.h' or rebuild precompiled header 1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(249) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header. Did you forget to add '#include "stdafx.h"' to your source? 1>Generating Code... 1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Chris\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\Debug\BuildLog.htm" 1>lpt_io_example - 8 error(s), 2 warning(s) ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ========== Hi,
this program looks very useful, but when I try to compile it with Visual Studio Express’s Visual C++ 2008 I reach the following error. Any ideas?

1>—— Build started: Project: lpt_io_example, Configuration: Debug Win32 ——
1>Compiling…
1>lpt_io_example.cpp
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(86) : error C2664: ‘CreateFileW’ : cannot convert parameter 1 from ‘const char [13]‘ to ‘LPCWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(98) : error C2664: ‘CreateFileW’ : cannot convert parameter 1 from ‘const char [13]‘ to ‘LPCWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(138) : error C2664: ‘OpenServiceW’ : cannot convert parameter 2 from ‘const char [9]‘ to ‘LPCWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(196) : error C2664: ‘GetSystemDirectoryW’ : cannot convert parameter 1 from ‘CHAR [80]‘ to ‘LPWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(203) : error C2664: ‘lstrcatW’ : cannot convert parameter 1 from ‘CHAR [80]‘ to ‘LPWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(208) : error C2664: ‘CopyFileW’ : cannot convert parameter 1 from ‘const char [13]‘ to ‘LPCWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(236) : error C2664: ‘CreateServiceW’ : cannot convert parameter 2 from ‘const char [9]‘ to ‘LPCWSTR’
1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1>pt_ioctl.cpp
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(16) : warning C4627: ‘#include ‘: skipped when looking for precompiled header use
1> Add directive to ‘stdafx.h’ or rebuild precompiled header
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(17) : warning C4627: ‘#include “PortTalk_IOCTL.h”‘: skipped when looking for precompiled header use
1> Add directive to ‘stdafx.h’ or rebuild precompiled header
1>c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\pt_ioctl.cpp(249) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header. Did you forget to add ‘#include “stdafx.h”‘ to your source?
1>Generating Code…
1>Build log was saved at “file://c:\Documents and Settings\Chris\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\lpt_io_example\lpt_io_example\Debug\BuildLog.htm”
1>lpt_io_example – 8 error(s), 2 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

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