COMM TIMEOUT statement  

Purpose

Place a limit on the time to complete a COMM operation.

Syntax

COMM TIMEOUT [#] hComm, TimeOutMS&

Remarks

COMM TIMEOUT allows you to specify how long a COMM operation should wait to send or receive a byte of data.  This value is measured in milliseconds.  If the specified number of milliseconds elapses  without a response, the COMM operation will fail and a run-time error 24 (Device Timeout) will be generated.

See also

Serial CommunicationsCOMM CLOSE, COMM functionCOMM LINE, COMM OPEN, COMM PRINT, COMM RECV, COMM RESET, COMM SEND, COMM SET, COMM TIMEOUT, FREEFILE, OPEN