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From: "Brian Rogerson" <brian@esoterica.pt>
Subject: Re: LF: Programming !!!HELP!!!
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I would like to thanks all who have sent information on this
subject.  Some progress has been made in that I am now
able to commnicate serially through a COM port using a simple
QB45 routine running in a DOS box under ME at 9600 and
inconsistently at 19200.  73, Brian

At 15:09 06/06/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello Group,
>
>Having assembled some hardware I am now trying to drive it
>from the Com port of a computer.  I am not a programmer
>but have used QB45.  I find that a simple QB45 routine will
>run under DOS:
>
>via COM1 at 9600Bd but not COM2 or at 19200Bd.
>
>I assume this to be a limitation of QB45 since the computer will
>successfully run a test proramme under DOS on both ports at
>both speeds.
>
>A quick look at Visual Basic cut down v4 off the front of a
>magazine circa 1995 talks about MSCOMM32.  Further
>a search of www turns up a vast array of information on the
>deficiencies of VB and others in relation to serial communication.
>
>Is there a later version of QB45 or variant which will successfully
>run under 95/98/ME or new drivers which will allow QB45 to run?
>Is it time to forget QB45?  If so which language should I start learning
>(has to be simple).  Or is it time to change operating systems?
>
>Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
>73, Brian
>73 Brian     CT1DRP     IN51QD     41 09 58N  08 39 11W
>http://homepage.esoterica.pt/~brian
>
>
>
>
73 Brian     CT1DRP     IN51QD     41 09 58N  08 39 11W
http://homepage.esoterica.pt/~brian