Missing Data

[Sarah Reichelt]

> I'm using
>
> Open file "COM1:"
> read from file until empty
> put it into Received
> Close file "COM1:"
>
> If the hardware i'm talking to on RS232 is set to echo sent  
> commands it works fine and i get all the data.
>
> If i set the hardware not to echo sent commands then most of the  
> data is missing ?

You might like to try my Serial Test stack available at: <http:// 
www.troz.net/Rev/>.
It handles this sort of stuff for you, opening a port, writing to it,  
then repeatedly reading from the port to catch any incoming data.

HTH,
Sarah