DEV_BROADCAST_PORT

The DEV_BROADCAST_PORT structure contains information about a modem, serial, or parallel port.

typedef struct _DEV_BROADCAST_PORT {
    ULONG dbcp_size; 
    ULONG dbcp_devicetype; 
    ULONG dbcp_reserved; 
    char dbcp_name[1]; 
} DEV_BROADCAST_PORT;
typedef DEV_BROADCAST_PORT *PDEV_BROADCAST_PORT;
 

Members

dbcp_size

Size of this structure, in bytes.

dbcp_devicetype

DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME.

dbcp_reserved

Reserved; do not use.

dbcp_name

Null-terminated string specifying the friendly name of the port or the device connected to the port. Friendly names are intended to help the user quickly and accurately identify the device�for example, "COM1", "Hayes 2400 Smartmodem", and "LPT1" are considered friendly names.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 5.0 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in dbt.h.

See Also

System Messages Overview, System Message Structures