>I am able to change a guest's settings in order to reassign a serial port
> without shutting the guest down, and noted that this assignment is
> reflected
> in the guest's *.vmc. I would like to write a program that will
> selectively
> assign the serial port to one of several guests. Can anyone point me in
> the
> direction to do this.
>
> --
> Wesley

> You cannot do this with Virtual PC - but Virtual Server has a documented COM
> API that would allow you to do this.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Benjamin Armstrong
> ============================
> Windows Virtualization Program Manager
> Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy
> Book:
> http://mumblingtomyself.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!64FFB030F5637A64!128.entry
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> You assume all risk for your use.
>
> "Wesley" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I am able to change a guest's settings in order to reassign a serial port
> > without shutting the guest down, and noted that this assignment is
> > reflected
> > in the guest's *.vmc. I would like to write a program that will
> > selectively
> > assign the serial port to one of several guests. Can anyone point me in
> > the
> > direction to do this.
> >
> > --
> > Wesley
>

> Ben,
>
> Thanks for the direction. Unfortunatly, I do not have much working
> knowledge
> regarding servers. My system is as follows:
>
> VPC1 - extended dos application and data base directory.
> VPC2 - extended dos application accessing database on VPC1
> VPCn - same as VPC2
> WinXP host - used to run Win apps and do file management on the VPCs.
>
> The PC and VPCs are networked together using Workgroups for DOS. I
> typically
> have about 2 to 3 applications supported by the host on the monitor in
> addition to the VPCs as I work from window to window.
>
> The biggest drawback to my system is the speed at which VPCn access the
> data
> base on VPC1 (the DOS net is slow, and no better with the data base
> located
> on the host). In addition I can use a digitizer to access tablet menus via
> VPC1:com1, but must use a mouse and on screen menues on VPCn.
>
> My understanding of VS is that it is a emulated computer similar to a VPC
> except that there is no support for sound (OK for me), runs without a
> Window
> (I assume that is the case when it is used as a server), that each server
> can
> run on its own processor in a multi core PC and may utilize virtual scsi
> drives. If I install DOS, workgroups for DOS and my application in several
> VSs, will I be able to fuction at least as well as I do now (or even
> better) ?
>
> --
> Wesley
>
>
> "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> You cannot do this with Virtual PC - but Virtual Server has a documented
>> COM
>> API that would allow you to do this.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Benjamin Armstrong
>> ============================
>> Windows Virtualization Program Manager
>> Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy
>> Book:
>> http://mumblingtomyself.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!64FFB030F5637A64!128.entry
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> You assume all risk for your use.
>>
>> "Wesley" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I am able to change a guest's settings in order to reassign a serial
>> >port
>> > without shutting the guest down, and noted that this assignment is
>> > reflected
>> > in the guest's *.vmc. I would like to write a program that will
>> > selectively
>> > assign the serial port to one of several guests. Can anyone point me in
>> > the
>> > direction to do this.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Wesley
>>