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 How can I dial out through the modem under Win32?


How can I dial out through the modem under Win32?   

    You can use the Windows API function CreateFile() to get a handle to the com port, and use standard file I/O to communicate with the given port. Example:

    var
      hCommFile : THandle;

    procedure TForm .Button Click(Sender: TObject); var PhoneNumber : string; CommPort : string; NumberWritten : LongInt; begin PhoneNumber := 'ATDT -555-555- 2 2' + # 3 + # 0; CommPort := 'COM2'; {Open the comm port} hCommFile := CreateFile(PChar(CommPort), GENERIC_WRITE, 0, nil, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0); if hCommFile=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then begin ShowMessage('Unable to open '+ CommPort); exit; end;

    {Dial the phone} NumberWritten:=0; if WriteFile(hCommFile, PChar(PhoneNumber)^, Length(PhoneNumber), NumberWritten, nil) = false then begin ShowMessage('Unable to write to ' + CommPort); end; end;

    procedure TForm .Button2Click(Sender: TObject); begin {Close the port} CloseHandle(hCommFile); end;

     



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