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From: john@uwmacc.UUCP (John Jacobsen)
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Subject: Re: Can you Copy to COMn: in DOS/ How to ready COMn: in DOS.
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Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 00:37:45 EDT
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 In article <8826@watarts.UUCP> dsnow@watarts.UUCP (Doug Snow) writes:
 >
 >*******
 > 
 >  For a large number of applications, I've always wanted to be able
 >to do something like...
 >    
 >            mode com1:9600,e,1,... etc.
 >            copy script.fil com1:
 >
 >  But, alas, I get a device not ready error. Anyone have any ideas/or 
 >suggestions.


I just do "copy script.fil com1" and leave out the colon.  Doesn't that work?

John E. Jacobsen 
University of Wisconsin -- Madison Academic Comp. Cntr.