CreatePort Method

Creates virtual serial port with non-standard name.

Syntax

Visual Basic Sub CreatePort(PortName As String)
Delphi procedure CreatePort(PortName: String);
Visual C++ (MFC) void CreatePort(LPCTSTR PortName);
Visual C++ (#import) void CreatePort(_bstr_t PortName);

Parameters

PortName

[in] The name of virtual serial port (e.g. "COM1", "VSP25", "SERPORT10" etc). The names "COM0" and "LPTx" are prohibited.

Return

TRUE - the port has been created successfully, FALSE otherwise.

Errors

The method may throw exception. Use GetLastError method to get the error code.

ftvspcErrorFailed 1 The operation has not been completed.
ftvspcErrorInvalidParameter 2 Invalid parameter.
ftvspcErrorPortAlreadyExists 100 This port already exists.

See Also

CreatePort