CreatePort Method
Creates virtual serial port with non-standard name.
Syntax
Visual Basic | Sub CreatePort(PortName As String) |
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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. |
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ftvspcErrorInvalidParameter | 2 | Invalid parameter. |
ftvspcErrorPortAlreadyExists | 100 | This port already exists. |