electro ha scritto:
> whats the simplest way(VB6 code) to read the contents or status of
> rs232 input signal CTS?
> 

the MSCOMM ocx component:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/comm98/html/vbproCTSHold_Comm.asp

"harshad" <tccd22@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> you can try usin sax, activex control or you can get a few examples
> (most of which might be unstables) from source sites

An activeX control????
How hard is it in VB to call one single API function and evaluate one of the
4 bits returned in a word.....

Meindert

you can try usin sax, activex control or you can get a few examples
(most of which might be unstables) from source sites

"electro" <electromagnetic377@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> whats the simplest way(VB6 code) to read the contents or status of
> rs232 input signal CTS?

By calling the standard Windows API function GetCommModemStatus.

Meindert

whats the simplest way(VB6 code) to read the contents or status of
rs232 input signal CTS?