The square bullet is Windows way of showing a character that it cannot show.  
So chr$(2) - STX will show the same as chr$(3) ETX



--- In [email protected], "justinanning" <jus...@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Roland,
> If you log serial data in hyperterm using the wrong baud you sometimes see 
> the symbol you refer to...Try different baud?
> 
> When I was recently starting with nsbasic I had trouble with figuring out the 
> .Read, but have had no trouble with the .OnRead function. Try this....
> 
>     objPort.BaudRate = 4800
>     objPort.ComPort = 2
>     objPort.Timeout = 2000 
>     objPort.Enabled = True
>     objPort.NoEvents = False
>     objPort.EndTrigger = vbCR 'Note Some equipment only has CR not CRLF
>     
> Sub objPort_OnRead(Str)
> On Error RESUME NEXT
> If IsNull(str) Then
>    Print "port timeout (no end trigger)"
> Else
>    str = Replace(str, Chr(10), "") 'clean string from the left over LF if 
> using mixed CRLF terminators
>    str = Replace(str, Chr(13), "") 'may as well clean string of any extra 
> CR's just in case
>    Print str
> End If
> If Err Then
>     MsgBox "Runtime Error: " & Err.Number & "  " & Err.Description
>     Err.Clear
> End If
> End Sub
> 
> If your data always ends in CRLF then use this as the endtrigger so you dont 
> have to worry about doing a replace function on a null string and can cut the 
> sub down to...
> 
> Sub objPort_OnRead(Str)
> print str
> end sub
> 
> If collecting loads of data fast always use 115200 baud if you can, when 
> parsing use instr function to find the header then pass the string off to a 
> function to perform more intensive parsing and calculations on the data while 
> the next string comes in. (I think thats how it works, it gave me better 
> results anyway)
> 
> Cheers,
> Justin
> 
> --- In [email protected], Rolando Mendoza <roland.mendoza@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi George,
> > 
> > I tried a different port number, and your suggestion worked. With the 
> > sample serial port application in the samples\serialtools folder, I was 
> > able to open a port, and write a string. I know the objPort.write statement 
> > worked because it reflected the number of characters written.
> > 
> > However, the statement:
> > str = objPort.Read(0, 5000) kept returning a square bullet character.
> > 
> > Any reason why the serial port is not reading the string thrown at it?
> > 
> > 
> > Warmest Regards,
> > 
> > Roland
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 8/10/09, George Henne <gh@> wrote:
> > 
> > From: George Henne <gh@>
> > Subject: Re: [nsbasic-ce] Cannot open the Comm Port
> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Monday, 10 August, 2009, 6:31 PM
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >     
> >                   Could the comPort be a different number?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >Hi,
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >I downloaded the Franson Serial Tools to add printer support to my WinCE
> > 
> > >application, which runs on a Palm Treo 750. Using the serial number
> > 
> > >provided by NSBasic, I proceded to code as follows:
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >AddObject "serialce.port. 1","objPort"
> > 
> > >AddObject "serialce.license" ,"objlicense"
> > 
> > >    
> > 
> > >objLicense. LicenseKey = "licence key provided by NSBasic"
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >objPort.ComPort = 8
> > 
> > >objPort.Enabled = True
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >PrintString = "Hello World"
> > 
> > >objPort.Write PrintString
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >My problem is, whenever I execute the program on the PDA unit, the
> > 
> > >application gives a VBScript error which says that it cannot open the
> > 
> > >communication port despite installing the Franson runtime on the Treo.
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >Please help! Any assistance provided to point me in the right direction
> > 
> > >will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > >
> > 
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> > 
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