Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [ports] Section

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58334

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

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[PORTS] SECTION

The [ports] section lists all available communications ports and defines default values; it also lists files to which printer output may be sent.

The [ports] section can contain the following settings:

<portname>:=<baud-rate, parity, word-length, stop-bits>[[,p]]

Purpose: The <portname> keyname must be the name of the communications

         port as it is recognized by DOS. The <baud-rate> value
         specifies the port's baud rate. The <word-length> value
         gives the length of a word (in bits). The <stop-bits> value
         gives the number of stop bits to be used. The [[,p]] option
         specifies that hardware handshaking is in effect.

To change: Choose the Ports icon from the Control Panel window.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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