Re: Port IO with Gnat

["Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net>]

<levy.david.c@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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On Sep 1, 7:06 am, a...@anon.org (anon) wrote:
> -- There is a workable example in the gnat doc that comes with GNAT.
> -- But these you routine should give you and idea.
>
> --
> -- If your using x86 processors
> --
> procedure Out_Byte ( Port : unsigned_16 ;
> Data : unsigned_8 ) is
>
> begin -- Out_Byte
> Asm ( Template => "outb %%al, %%dx" & ASCII.LF,
> Inputs => ( Unsigned_8'Asm_Input ( "a", Data ),
> Unsigned_16'Asm_Input ( "d", Port )
[snip]

Unfortunately this does not work because of Windows XP's security,
which disallows port io.

How does one ask XP for permission to do the port IO from GNAT?

Thanks

Dave

A quick search on "port io from xp" (on ixquick) finds:

http://www.geekhideout.com/iodll.shtml

There is an IO.DLL that does the grubby work for you, so all you have to do 
is use the DLL.

Regards,
Steve

BTW: Some times my newsreader (outlook express) doesn't qoute replies 
properly (sometimes it does)... sorry