On 11 Apr, 08:52, Scott David Daniels <scott.dani...@acm.org> wrote: > Stuart Davenport wrote: > > ... I'm on a OS X, python 2.5. Basically I will have a remote application > > pushing data (GPS) over the network to a python application I have > > running on my Mac, I want this python application to again push the > > data on to a "virtual serial port". Then the GPS program I have > > running on my MAC, RouteBuddy, can read the data from that serial port > > as standard. > > > The only part I am concerned about here though, is if I can create a > > serial port virtually and push data out of it? > > OK, this is a Max OS/X question. Does "RouteBuddy" have any other way > to get data except from the serial port? Does the mac have a serial > port?or are you talking "serial port over USB" (which would be an > entirely different kettle of fish). With that out of the wa, I'd try > to ask some Mac guys if the ponying up is possible, and if so how to > do it in _any_ language (likely they'll have an Objective C way). > Then pop back over here (or even better a python-mac list, where > they'll be familiar with how to do lots of stuff) and you can get > help getting python to either do the same thing or talk to a bit > of code that does the byte-transfers. > > --Scott David Daniels > scott.dani...@acm.org
Sadly RouteBuddy cannot retrieve data by other means... Scott, many thanks for the advice. Will try to find a more specific forum of conversation. Stu -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
