COM Port Handshaking

[Peter Reid]

I'm trying to connect to some analytical equipment and extract data 
from its RS232C port.  I've got comms working but it's clearly not 
handshaking since some commands don't get through properly and some 
data coming back is incomplete.

Can someone tell how to set up a PC COM port for hardware or software 
handshaking.  Any other advice or examples of COM port working would 
be appreciated.

Cheers

Peter
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Peter Reid
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