>Yeah.... But in VFP 5.0 , there is some properties that cann't run,
>eq : portopen
>and when I try to write com2 with syntax
> thisform.olecontrol1.output="Test"
>the error said that port must be open, but portopen property cann't be access in vfp5.0,
>any idea, but thanks for your help?
>
>Thank's
>Andri
>
>>>Some Can't help me...????
>>>I had a problem, when i used FOPEN() Command in Visual foxpro 5.0 under win95, return value is -1
>>>the command line script :
>>>
>>> ? FOPEN("Com2",12)
>>>
>>>I just try write to Com2 port. But i always receipt return value -1
>>>
>>>someone can't help me...???
>>>thankyou..
>>>Andri_thaslim
>>
>>Andri
>>
>>For communicating with the serial port, you might try using the MSCOMM32 ActiveX control.
>>
>>hth,
>>
>>George

I don't have that much experience with the control, but I have seen some threads here with some people using it. You can programmatically set the PortOpen property of the control with:

ThisForm.Olecontrol1.PortOpen = .T.

I've found that even if you get OLE errors with some versions of the control, you still can set the properties programmatically, rather than through the property sheet.

While the documentation says that you can open a communications port with FOPEN() in VFP, I don't know if anyone's actually done it. Under FPW, you couldn't.

hth,

George