Have you read the ctypes docs? http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/tutorial.html
You have to read the Microsoft docs too, search what dynamic libraries to use and what functions to call. Study the example I posted, you have to call these functions using ctypes: (openfile, readfile, writefile...) Don't know if somebody has implemented serial access using ctypes as to post an example, read the docs, first you need to understand how ctypes work -for that you should know or learn what C variable types are and understand it almost a little bit, then the codeproject example will come in handy- otherwise could be hard to code... Though any ctypes example handling file or stream data may help you. Though pyserial uses ctypes too, so you could have a look to the sources. The differences are you have to use straight windows api calls, and pyserial calls a helper library wich should use windows api's for windows platform. I have to code serial access too in the next weeks, but don't have the time now to get my hands in it. If you are not in hurry I could post an example when done. Gonzalo. Benjamin McBride escribió: >I've got ctypes installed. However, I have not been able to find any >examples of how I might use ctypes for serial port access. Any >suggestions would be appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ben > >On 6/20/06, Gonzalo Monzón <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi Benjamin, >> >>You can use ctypes for direct access to serial ports via windows apis >>(openfile, readfile, writefile...) >> >>Note that manufacturers can have specific implementations, even they >>must agree to PPC implementation, but you can found small differences. >> >>http://www.codeproject.com/system/simpleserialcomm.asp >> >>Regards, >>Gonzalo >> >> >>Benjamin McBride escribió: >> >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I need to access the serial port for my PPC application. I have been >>> unable to locate information on this. I'm using Python 2.4.3 and PPC >>> 2003. Previously I've used pyserial, but it appears that pyserial does >>> not work on Windows CE. >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions, >>> >>> Ben McBride >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>_______________________________________________ >>>PythonCE mailing list >>>PythonCE@python.org >>>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >PythonCE mailing list >PythonCE@python.org >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce > > > _______________________________________________ PythonCE mailing list PythonCE@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce