Getting serial port information over WMI

[Frank]

Hello,

how to get information about all serial ports in the PC?

I use the following code, but i got only the data of the FIRST serial port.
All other serial port information are not available with this code sample:

ManagementObjec tSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjec tSearcher("Sele ct *
from WIN32_SerialPor t");

foreach(Managem entObject Port in searcher.Get()) {

string a = (string) Port.GetPropert yValue("Name");

}

Does anybody knows how to get informations about ALL serial ports?

Thanks

Frank

[Jochen Albert]

Frank wrote:

Hello,

how to get information about all serial ports in the PC?

I use the following code, but i got only the data of the FIRST serial port.
All other serial port information are not available with this code sample:

ManagementObjec tSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjec tSearcher("Sele ct *
from WIN32_SerialPor t");

foreach(Managem entObject Port in searcher.Get()) {

string a = (string) Port.GetPropert yValue("Name");

}

Does anybody knows how to get informations about ALL serial ports?

Thanks

Frank

Sorry, i don't know how to do this over WMI.

You could use CreateFile("COM 1", ....) (from kernel32.dll) to try each
possible port (if the returned file handle is -1 the port isn't there.)

[Frank]

Hello Jochen,

your soultion is not suitable for me because i cannot get information, if
the serial port was a native serial port, a USB serial port adapter or a
bluetooth serial port adapter for example. I need specially this
information.

Bye

Frank

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Frank wrote:

Hello,

how to get information about all serial ports in the PC?

I use the following code, but i got only the data of the FIRST serial port. All other serial port information are not available with this code sample:
ManagementObjec tSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjec tSearcher("Sele ct * from WIN32_SerialPor t");

foreach(Managem entObject Port in searcher.Get()) {

string a = (string) Port.GetPropert yValue("Name");

}

Does anybody knows how to get informations about ALL serial ports?

Thanks

Frank

Sorry, i don't know how to do this over WMI.

You could use CreateFile("COM 1", ....) (from kernel32.dll) to try each
possible port (if the returned file handle is -1 the port isn't there.)

[Jochen Albert]

I would like to know that, too. So, if you find a solution... :)
In the Registry theres only the drivers name asociated to a com port,
that may be a clue, but of course no solution.

Frank wrote:

Hello Jochen,

your soultion is not suitable for me because i cannot get information, if
the serial port was a native serial port, a USB serial port adapter or a
bluetooth serial port adapter for example. I need specially this
information.

Bye

Frank

"Jochen Albert" <me************ @gmx.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:dt******** **@news.cognex. com...

Frank wrote:

Hello,

how to get information about all serial ports in the PC?

I use the following code, but i got only the data of the FIRST serial port. All other serial port information are not available with this code sample: ManagementObjec tSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjec tSearcher("Sele ct * from WIN32_SerialPor t");

foreach(Managem entObject Port in searcher.Get()) {

string a = (string) Port.GetPropert yValue("Name");

}

Does anybody knows how to get informations about ALL serial ports?

Thanks

Frank

Sorry, i don't know how to do this over WMI.

You could use CreateFile("COM 1", ....) (from kernel32.dll) to try each
possible port (if the returned file handle is -1 the port isn't there.)

[ZS]

Hi ,
I'm trying to connect to a Serial port using the Kernel32.dll but having
trouble connecting to the port.
Can you share a simple code as to how you communicate with a serial port. I
appreciate your help.
Thanks
-ZS

"Jochen Albert" wrote:

I would like to know that, too. So, if you find a solution... :)
In the Registry theres only the drivers name asociated to a com port,
that may be a clue, but of course no solution.

Frank wrote:

Hello Jochen,

your soultion is not suitable for me because i cannot get information, if
the serial port was a native serial port, a USB serial port adapter or a
bluetooth serial port adapter for example. I need specially this
information.

Bye

Frank

"Jochen Albert" <me************ @gmx.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:dt******** **@news.cognex. com...

Frank wrote:
Hello,

how to get information about all serial ports in the PC?

I use the following code, but i got only the data of the FIRST serial

port.

All other serial port information are not available with this code

sample:

ManagementObjec tSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjec tSearcher("Sele ct

*

from WIN32_SerialPor t");

foreach(Managem entObject Port in searcher.Get()) {

string a = (string) Port.GetPropert yValue("Name");

}

Does anybody knows how to get informations about ALL serial ports?

Thanks

Frank
Sorry, i don't know how to do this over WMI.

You could use CreateFile("COM 1", ....) (from kernel32.dll) to try each
possible port (if the returned file handle is -1 the port isn't there.)