Status serial2.dll + HTC + WM6?

[ClarkVent]

I upgraded to Basic4PPC v6.3 a few days ago but immediately noticed there was a problem with serial2.dll in combination with a HTC (Touch Diamond) running WM6. A quick search revealed this apparently is a known problem.

My specific problem is that when I listen to the COM Port the HTC's GPS is set to, no data is arriving. I don't get any error messages at all, there's simply no data coming in. My other installed GPS applications (like TomTom and Google Maps) are working perfectly when I set them to listen to the same COM Port.

I was wondering what the status of this problem with serial2.dll is. Is someone working on it? Are we anywhere near a solution?

[Erel]

Do you have an external or internal GPS?

[agraham]

Originally Posted by ClarkVent

II was wondering what the status of this problem with serial2.dll is. Is someone working on it? Are we anywhere near a solution?

I assume that you are using the internal GPS. The problem is not with Serial2.dll but with the way HTC implement their COM port emulation that seems to be incompatible with the .NET SerialPort class. Apparently not just Serial2.dll has trouble but other apps written in .NET lanuages have the same problem.

I assume you have found this thread. GPS - outofmemoryexception since WM6 GPSgate seems to be a workaround.

[ClarkVent]

Originally Posted by Erel

Do you have an external or internal GPS?

Internal.

Originally Posted by agraham

I assume you have found this thread. GPS - outofmemoryexception since WM6 GPSgate seems to be a workaround.

Yes, I had seen that thread. And although GPSGate works, I don't think it's an option requiring my clients to get GPSGate as well when I (eventually) want to distribute my application.

[Erel]

I'm not sure if it will work but it worth a try: GPSInt - Microsoft GPS Intermediate Driver Interface

[Mr_Gee]

Originally Posted by Erel

I'm not sure if it will work but it worth a try: GPSInt - Microsoft GPS Intermediate Driver Interface

Also tried it with the diamond, and it is also giving me errors :-(
the only think that seems to work is JAL portsplitter (freeware) tested with google maps

it does map the ports but i didn't get it to work with B4P in the short time i tried ...

[ClarkVent]

Is someone working on a Basic4PPC fix or can we forget creating GPS apps for these particular HTC devices?

[Erel]

There are plans to create an official wrapper for the GPS intermediate driver interface which I hope that will solve this problem.

[Pascal]

Originally Posted by Erel

There are plans to create an official wrapper for the GPS intermediate driver interface which I hope that will solve this problem.

[ClarkVent]

Originally Posted by Erel

There are plans to create an official wrapper for the GPS intermediate driver interface which I hope that will solve this problem.

Any idea on a timeframe? Weeks? Months?