.

Summary

Enum all Available Ports in a System.

C# S i g n a t u r e :

[DllImport("winspool.drv",CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool EnumPorts (string pName, uint level, IntPtr lpbPorts, uint cbBuf,ref uint pcbNeeded,ref uint pcReturned);

VB Signature:

TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

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Sample Code:

    using System;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

    [Flags]
    public enum PortType
    {
        Write = 0x1,
        Read = 0x2,
        Redirected = 0x4,
        NetAttached = 0x8
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public struct PORT_INFO_2
    {
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
        public string pPortName;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
        public string pMonitorName;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
        public string pDescription;
        public PortType fPortType;
        internal uint Reserved;
    }

    [DllImport("winspool.drv",CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
    static extern bool EnumPorts (string pName, uint level, IntPtr lpbPorts, uint cbBuf,ref uint pcbNeeded,ref uint pcReturned);

    public PORT_INFO_2[] GetInstalledPorts()
    {
        uint pcbNeeded = 0;
        uint pcReturned = 0;

        if (EnumPorts(null, 2, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref pcbNeeded, ref pcReturned))
        {
        //succeeds, but must not, because buffer is zero (too small)!
        throw new Exception("EnumPorts should fail!");
        }

        int lastWin32Error = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
        //ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER = 122 expected, if not -> Exception
        if (lastWin32Error != 122)
        {
        throw new Win32Exception(lastWin32Error);
        }

        IntPtr pPorts = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int) pcbNeeded);
        if (EnumPorts(null, 2, pPorts, pcbNeeded, ref pcbNeeded, ref pcReturned))
        {
        IntPtr currentPort = pPorts;
        PORT_INFO_2[] pinfo = new PORT_INFO_2[pcReturned];


        for (int i = 0; i < pcReturned; i++)
        {
            pinfo[i] = (PORT_INFO_2)Marshal.PtrToStructure(currentPort, typeof(PORT_INFO_2));
            currentPort = (IntPtr) (currentPort.ToInt32() + Marshal.SizeOf(typeof (PORT_INFO_2)));          
        }
        Marshal.FreeHGlobal(pPorts);

        return pinfo;
        }

        throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
    }

Documentation

EnumPorts on MSDN