[Dx4win] Missed com port

[Kostas Stamatis]

I am sure that the com port is a software generated port, either from 
microham or a usb to serial port. I get the same message occasionally. It 
happens during computer's stratup procedure. I believe that the computer 
still has not created the com port. Probably n1mm doesn't check if the com 
port exists or not. Same with writelog. I am not sure that is really useful 
this checking. If my com port is not there i will not have ptt. What's the 
problem and dx4win must check it. Maybe i want just to check my dxcc, an 
award, etc. Maybe it woud be better to check for com port only if i ask for 
it. Or better dx4win appears a warning message when i ask for a com port 
thet doesn;t exist. Especially for the cat control: ilke the way writelog 
works on this. If cat control exists then i have a freq reading, if not 
nothing happens (no freq). Instead of this dx4win tries for 5-6 times by 
default (i have changed mine to 1) to find the radio!!! I think there is no 
need for al these.
73 Kostas sv1dpi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay R. Holcomb" <wa0www at hotmail.com>
To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Dx4win Digest, Vol 84, Issue 7


>
> hi all,
> just for the info, i have Win7-32 professional, and have the same thing 
> happen, sometimes opening DX4WIN  8.04,  an error window comes up and says 
> the serial keying port  is already open and it is not.  usually i can 
> close and re-open dx4win and then all is well.
>
> i do use N1MM also that uses that same port, but have not been able to 
> figure out if there is a particular sequence that causes the error window 
> in DX4WIN.
> 73 & soft landings, jay w, wa0www
>
>
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> To: cristorcelli at san.rr.com
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 19:58:49 -0400
> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN and Windows 7
>
> My only problem is the serial keying port
> when DX4WIN thinks it's busy when you
> launch DX4WIN or Save Preferences.  It's
> an occasional problem that I've not yet chased down.
>
> I am using DX4WIN 8.04 with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
> My system has no parallel ports so that isn't an option for me.
>
> 73, Byron
>
>
>
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