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To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Writing to COM port
Anyway, I am running with the LAUNCH command for the time being. I may
have to work on getting rid of the black command prompt window and some
other issues. I will try to test Emmitt's idea as well.
It is the ShellExecute part of the explanation in the archive.
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg13873.html
Thanks all,
-Bob
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-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Bob,
Further back in the help under the heading: About the OUTPUT Command
R:BASE cannot tell that the argument LPT1 or COM1 is not the name of a
file. For example, if you use the command OUTPUT LPT1, R:BASE creates a
file named LPT1. Because R:BASE thinks LPT1 is a file, R:BASE does not
print the last buffer of output until you redirect output to the screen.
As Emmitt said, it looks like you need to fool R:Base in some way. You
should be able to find a file named COM1 somewhere that should confirm
what has been happening.
Regards,
Alastair.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Writing to COM port
Any thoughts on the following?
Output COM1
Write .vVar1
Write .vVar2
Write .vVar3
OutPut Screen
Nothing goes to the COM port. (I have a LED communications monitor on the
port)
Output Test.dat
Write .vVar1
Write .vVar2
Write .vVar3
OutPut Screen
Output COM1
Type test.dat
Output screen
Nothing goes to the COM port.
Make a batch file Test.Bat containing:
Print /D:COM1 Test.dat
Exit
Launch Test.Bat
The data flows to the COM port perfectly.
I would like not to use the Launch command if possible. Help states :
The following command sends data and messages to the printer, designated
as COM1. COM1 is treated as a file that is automatically copied to a
printer device when the OUTPUT SCREEN command is issued.
OUTPUT COM1
Any thoughts on how I write to the COM1 serial port directly without using
Launch?
Thanks,
-Bob
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Thompson Technology Consultants
LaPorte, IN 46350
219-363-7441
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