> Van: Quentin <qsc@ICON.CO.ZA>
> Aan: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Onderwerp: {OT] simple comms program
> Datum: zaterdag 25 september 1999 10:14
>
> I need a simple comms proggy with which I can send commands to my PIC
> via RS232 (Yeah, I got it licked :) ).
> All I find is comms programs that can do just about anything but being
> simple.
> All I want to do is to type characters and send it. Or send a text file
> of characters.
> Don't care if it's Dos or Windoze. As long as it talks directly to my
> comm port.

Hello Quentin,

  What do you think of :

    ECHO {whatever} >COMx
and
    COPY {any file} COMx

Just set up your Com-port with the MODE command first.

Greetz,
  Rudy Wieser