In a message dated 2/17/00 0:36:02 AM EST, joeh100@CROSSWINDS.NET writes:

<< I am trying to transmit data to a pic, from my computer.  I am having
 terrible results with this though.  I believe my pic program works???
 Anyway I looked at the data coming from my comm port on my scope and I don't
 recognize the format.  It isn't the 8-N-1 format that I am shooting for.
 How do I send a single number in qbasic as the 8-N-1 format.

 This is what I have tried, when I look at it on my scope I get like a 14 bit
 word...Help.

 10    OPEN "COM1: 1200, N, 8, 1, RS, DS" AS #2
 20    A% = 1
 30    PRINT #2, A%

 Thanks,

 Joe
  >>

Joe,

'To send a hex value you must do assign
variable = Chr$(&H55)  where 55 is the hex value.

then print #2,variable