Re: ReadFile/WriteFile Timing

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From: JD
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:59

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"Nicholas Gessler" <gessler@ucla.edu> wrote:
> [...] I want to say:
> WriteFile(...)          // to tell the peripheral to send me data
> while (!readytosend);   // wait until the peripheral is ready
> ReadFile(...)           // read what the peripheral says

You may want to consider using a seperate thread for this
process. That way the main thread is left open to respond to
the user if he/she decides to cancel the operation.

> Where can I find info on RTS/CTS or DTR/DSP?

Look up EscapeCommFunction and related functions in the
win32.hlp file.

~ JD

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