Msg: 6886 *Conference*
01-05-97 12:25:16
From: N RIDGWAY
To : ALL
Subj: HELP:COMM FROM BASIC
Hi, I just discovered this board. I am having a problem perhaps someone can help with. I am trying to use my PC-8201 to capture output from a GPS receiver using a Basic program. I open COM, use ON COM to jump to an INPUT #1 statement. The program works fine part of the time, but often I get an ?EF (end of file) error message, probably due to the timeing of trying to get data when there is nothing there to read. Can anyone tell me where I can PEEK or use another method to read the incoming text in a BASIC program? I've tried trapping the ?EF error, but evidently it can't be avoided with an ON ERROR statement. Any help you can provide will be appreciated.