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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Multiple serial ports (was Re: Need help with signals)
Summary: Binding names to devices.
Message-ID: <1359@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 88 12:31:46 GMT
References: <2245@cup.portal.com> <22374@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <194@imagine.PAWL.RPI.EDU>
Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
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AmigaDOS already HAS a method for binding names to devices. It's called
AmigaDOS. You can get the device info for any open file from the file
system.

#include <libraries/dosextens.h>
	fh = Open("SER:", ACCESS_WRITE);
	FH = (struct FileHandle *)(fh<<2);

Hmmm. The documentation is a mite skimpy on where to go from there. It seems
like it should be possible to go with it... send serial port messages to the
fh_Port in the structure. But what's the fh_Type feild?

If this works, this should be the way to go. I believe it's a bad idea to
duplicate a system that already exists. Anyone know more?
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