Short background, I have a device I connect to via HyperTerminal to receive information about the current state of the device. The device is connected to over modem with settings of 2400,7,O,1. I then send a single command and read the returned data.
My question is, is there a away in Java to dial out, once connected send the command and store the returned data in a string? Or can someone suggest a better alternative.
My end goal is to set a schedule for this to run and have it email the returned results.
I have attempted to search the site and have not found what I am looking for.
I beleive you want to use the Java Communications API…
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index-jsp-141752.html
This also looks helpful…
http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/31915
Also, if I recall correctly the way to tell a modem to dial is to send it “ATDT” and then the number… but I haven’t done that in about 15 years now 🙂
Oh hey, this looks handy too 🙂 http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/network/dialin/modem_codes.html