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<legacy_id>2166</legacy_id>

<name>close driver</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>close driver <i>deviceName</i></example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Closes a <glossary tag="device driver">device driver</glossary> that was opened with the <command tag="open driver">open driver</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>close driver (line 2 of the driverNames)</example>

<example>close driver "USBCam1"</example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="1.1.1">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<changed version="2.0">2.0</changed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

</classes>

<security>

<disk/>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="write to driver">write to driver Command</command>

<command tag="close file">close file Command</command>

</references>

<description>Use the <b>close driver</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> after you're finished communicating with a <glossary tag="peripheral device">peripheral device</glossary>.<p></p><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>deviceName</i> is the name of a <glossary tag="device driver">device driver</glossary> that's installed on the system and that you have previously opened with the <command tag="open driver">open driver</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</p><p></p><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Any device drivers you have opened are closed automatically when you quit the application.</p><p></p><p>If you try to close a driver that is not already open, the <b>result</b> function is set to.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><change><p>Support for using serial drivers with OS X systems was added in version 2.0.</change></description>

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