>Hi,
>I have an medical instrument COBAS Integra 400 , who Knows to communicate with a host on the basis of master/slave dialogue using an RS 232 serial interface.
>On host computer runs VFP7 , and I want to communicate with this instrument.
Look at the MSCOMM32.OCX control:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q139526&Be
EXTREMELY careful interfacing to such devices. You will probably void manufacturers' warranties and your potential liability for program bugs or failure is large.
Also bear in mind that no matter how skilled your programming, VFP is not "fit" for real-time control of any kind.
Regards. Al
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