Thread: complier with bios.h

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    Question complier with bios.h

    Hello

    I am trying to compile this program using mingw complier but I dont think it has the bios.h library file. Can anybody recommend a freeware complier with the bios.h library (if any)

    thanks in advance

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <bios.h>
    
    int main()
    {
    	unsigned com1_status;
    	unsigned com1_send;
    	unsigned com1_rec;
    	unsigned com1_init;
    	
    	/* setup for Com1, 8bits of data, no parity, one stop bit, 300 baud */
    
    	com1_init = _bios_serialcom(_COM_INIT, 0,_COM_CHR8 | _COM_NOPARITY | _COM_STOP1 | _COM_300);
    	
    
    	printf("Init status: 0x%4.4X\n", com1_init);
    
    	com1_send = _bios_serialcom(_COM_SEND, 0, '*');
    	printf("Send status: 0x%4.4X\n", com1_send);
    
    	return 0;
    
    }

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    thanks for your help

    sorry iam pretty lame at this iam getting an error from dev-c++ every time i run the compiler its saying:-

    COM_INIT' undeclared (first use in this function)

    is there anything wrong with my program?

    thanks

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    I believe 'Bios.h' is MS-DOS specific. I don't think you are going to find it on newer compilers.

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    wow, can I access bios info with bios.h ? cool I'll check it out
    This forum is the best one I've ever seen. Great ppl, great coders

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    thanks again so the program will not work with the dev c++. Are there any old freeware compliers that will work with the bios.h? I heard that turbo c++ 3 will work with bios.h but i cant download it anywhere.

    Thanks in advance

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    Just forget about bios.h - Everything you need to do serial port programming using dev c++ is in this thread.

    gg

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