>hello all, i am having some problems with the mscomm control. I set all of my properties at design time, but set them again at run time. I have a mouse that can be plugged into com port 1. when the code runs oleComm1.PortOpen = .F., but when i try oleComm1.PortOpen = .T., i get the error port already open, if I try oleComm1.PortOpen = .F., i get the error type mismatch. is there some pc setting i am missing? or something i can do to correct this problem.
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Hello Randy;

Just change the position of the first statment:

IF  ThisForm.oleComm1.PortOpen = .T. &&TRUE_LOC
    ThisForm.oleComm1.PortOpen = .F. &&FALSE_LOC
    ThisForm.oleComm1.Settings = "9600,n,8,1"
ENDIF

WAIT WINDOW "OpenCom Port" TIMEOUT .5
thisForm.oleComm1.CommPort = 1        && <--- here it will work fine
ThisForm.oleComm1.PortOpen = .T. &&TRUE_LOC
ThisForm.oleComm1.InBufferCount = 0

U can't set the commport to 1,2,3,4.. If the first statment: IF ThisForm.oleComm1.PortOpen is true.. But, only if .f.


HTH


Claudio