VT100 emulation in .Net? 
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 VT100 emulation in .Net?

An existing app that I want to rewrite uses VT100 emulation, essentially
using a PC as a dumb terminal. I would like to be able to have a front end
use emulation for existing functions but migrate the functionality to .Net
gradually.

I started this once using Reflection (the WRQ product, not .Net Reflection)
from VB6 but it wasn't very stable. I was wondering if there is anything
built in to .Net that would make this practical. Any advice appreciated.



Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:51:44 GMT  
 VT100 emulation in .Net?
Hi,

It certainly is possible to write VT100 emulation code in VB.NET.  I haven't
seen any reason to do so because all commercial communications add-ons
support this emulation.  Do you need a native .NET solution or is COM
Interop satisfactory?  I know that Sax Software is working on a .NET control
(www.saxsoft.com), however their Comm Objects 8.0 works in .NET, as do other
add-ons developed for VB(earlier).

I might consider writing a VT100 emulation (.NET native), if I could justify
the development effort.  I'd estimate that it would require about 100 hours
to do it "right".

There certainly is noting in .NET that does this for you, automagically.

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Mon, 02 Aug 2004 01:04:48 GMT  
 VT100 emulation in .Net?
Thanks. I will take a look at the Sax object. Actually a closer look since I
just took a quick look.


Quote:
> Hi,

> It certainly is possible to write VT100 emulation code in VB.NET.  I
haven't
> seen any reason to do so because all commercial communications add-ons
> support this emulation.  Do you need a native .NET solution or is COM
> Interop satisfactory?  I know that Sax Software is working on a .NET
control
> (www.saxsoft.com), however their Comm Objects 8.0 works in .NET, as do
other
> add-ons developed for VB(earlier).

> I might consider writing a VT100 emulation (.NET native), if I could
justify
> the development effort.  I'd estimate that it would require about 100
hours
> to do it "right".

> There certainly is noting in .NET that does this for you, automagically.

> --
> Richard Grier  (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)
> Hard & Software
> 12962 West Louisiana Avenue
> Lakewood, CO  80228
> 303-986-2179 (voice)
> 303-986-3143 (fax)
> Leave voice mail or fax that I can receive as email at 303-593-9315
> Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 2nd
> Edition ISBN 1-890422-25-8 (355 pages).
> For information look on my homepage at http://www.hardandsoftware.net.
> Use the Books link to order.  For faster service contact the publisher at
> http://www.mabry.com.



Mon, 02 Aug 2004 01:58:28 GMT  
 
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