Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26924 invoked from network); 6 Jun 2002 15:15:47 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 6 Jun 2002 15:15:47 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 2807 invoked from network); 6 Jun 2002 15:15:18 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Jun 2002 15:15:18 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17Fyse-0001uE-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 16:08:52 +0100 Received: from iceman.esoterica.pt ([195.22.0.27]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17Fysd-0001u9-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 16:08:51 +0100 Received: from srv17slx.esoterica.pt (srv17slx.esoterica.pt [195.22.0.47]) by iceman.esoterica.pt (8.12.3/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g56F7GNu005909 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:07:16 +0100 Received: from slave-6 (por195.esoterica.pt [195.22.5.195]) by srv17slx.esoterica.pt (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g56F8jX24707 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:08:45 +0100 (WET DST) Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020606150906.007f6680@pop3.esoterica.pt> X-Sender: brian@pop3.esoterica.pt X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 15:09:06 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Brian Rogerson" Subject: LF: Programming !!!HELP!!! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: 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