Send ASCII characters via serial port

I would like to send ascii characters to a serial port LCD-display using C++ in a console application. How is this done in the simplest way possible?

The best thing for me is if there is some free code to use in my application.

OS: XP, VC++6

Thanks,
Kristian

http://www.google.se/search?sourceid...l+port+C%2B%2B

Hello,
Are you still working on finding a solution? Personally, I am using a class that comes from "Serial Communications Developer's Guide" by Mark Nelson. I'll email you in private some files.

The main method syntax is:
m_ port = new Win32Port("COM2", 19200);
status= m_port->read(buffer, qty_chars);
status=m_port->write( buffer, qty_chars);
Frank