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' Subject: SWAP COM PORTS                     Date: 11-15-96 (15:30)       
'  Author: Joseph L. Clark                    Code: QB, QBasic, PDS        
'  Origin: FidoNet QUIK_BAS Echo            Packet: MODEM.ABC
'===========================================================================
 '> program, and also, how to re-assign the com ports so I can use com1 as
 '> com3 and com2 as com4. 

'I've got the COM swapping bit (well the one i've got!):

'
' SWAPCOM.BAS - Swaps com ports and resets to normal
'
' Author: Joseph L. Clark
'
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DECLARE SUB SwapComPorts (port1, port2)
DECLARE SUB ResetComPorts ()
DECLARE SUB ShowPorts ()

CLS
ResetComPorts
ShowPorts
SwapComPorts 1, 3      ' Only swap 1 and 3 OR 2 and 4
                       ' Make sure the lower number is first!
ShowPorts
ResetComPorts
ShowPorts
END

SUB ResetComPorts

' This routine resets all the base addresses of COM1-COM4

DEF SEG = 0

FOR port = 1 to 4
   byte = &H400 + (port - 1) * 2
   IF port MOD 2 = 0 THEN p2 = &H2 ELSE p2 = &H3
   IF port < 3 THEN p1 = &HF8 ELSE p1 = &HE8
   POKE byte, p1
   POKE byte + 1, p2
NEXT port

DEF SEG

END SUB

SUB ShowPorts

' This routine shows the base addresses of COM1-COM4

DEF SEG = 0

FOR port = 1 to 4
   byte = &H400 + (port - 1) * 2
   PRINT HEX$(PEEK(byte + 1));
   PRINT HEX$(PEEK(byte))
NEXT port
PRINT

DEF SEG

END SUB

SUB SwapComPorts (port1, port2)

' Please note: this doesn't actually swap the com ports, it just
' places the base address of port2 into port1.

DEF SEG = 0

port = port2
byte = &H400 + (port - 1) * 2
p1 = PEEK(byte)
p2 = PEEK(byte + 1)

port = port1
byte = &H400 + (port - 1) * 2
POKE byte, p1
POKE byte + 1, p2

DEF SEG

END SUB