Thread: addressing hardware ports using c++

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    Question addressing hardware ports using c++

    I am using Borland c++ 5.02 for fetching data using an A/D/A convertor card PCL-208. I was using function inport and outport for transferring data. When I was using these functions with borland c++ 3.1 version (after including dos.h file) my program was running fine. Now I am suppossed to use these finctions with Borland c++ 5.02 version. Though the help file gives these functions but using these functions gives an error. The error says "call to undefined function outportb & call to undefined function inportb.

    I am not able to find a solution.

    Help me if you can


    juhi

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    I believe that this is a compiler specific problem, so refer to Borland's news groups:
    forums.inprise.com:
    borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp

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    Thank You for your reply.

    I have posted my question in Borland community.

    But still if you can find some solution I'll be waiting.

    Thanks once again.

    juhi

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    > Now I am suppossed to use these finctions with Borland c++ 5.02 version.
    Well if this is running in a win32 environment, you no longer have the capability of accessing ports directly (you need some sort of driver).

    How you go about this for your environment is another question.
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