Serial Port I/O Function: Outputs data, followed by a record terminator, to the specified port.
Module: USE IFPORT
Syntax
result = SPORT_WRITE_LINE (port, data [, count])
port
(Input) Integer. The port number.
data
(Input) Character*(*). The data to be output.
count
(Input; optional) Integer. The count of bytes to write. If the value is zero, this number is computed by scanning the data backwards looking for a non-blank character.
Results
The result type is INTEGER(4). The result is zero if successful; otherwise, a Windows* error value.
After the data is output, a line terminator character is added based on the mode used during the SPORT_CONNECT( ) call.
When hardware (DTR, RTS, etc.) or software (XON/XOFF) flow controls are used, the functions SPORT_WRITE_DATA and SPORT_WRITE_LINE can write less bytes than required. When this occurs, the functions return the code ERROR_IO_INCOMPLETE, and the return value of parameter count contains the number of bytes that were really written.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
See Also
SPORT_CONNECT, SPORT_WRITE_DATA, SPORT_READ_DATA, Communications and Communications Functions in the Microsoft* Platform SDK, Building Applications: Using the Serial I/O Port Routines
Example
USE IFPORT
INTEGER(4) iresult
iresult = SPORT_WRITE_LINE( 2, 'ATZ', 0 )
END