Brusque,

        I think you will not be able to, cause the PC4s UART (8250, 16550, etc)
doesn4t
support this width.
        Maybe you could work with the start/stop bits to simulate a 9 bit
transmision.

                Gabriel.-


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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]En nombre de Brusque
Enviado el: Miircoles, 27 de Noviembre de 2002 08:26
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Asunto: [OT]: 9 bit width in Visual Basic?


Hello,

        how can I send/receive serial data in Visual Basic using 9 bits?

        I'm developing some equipment that comunicates with each other using
9
bits (the 9th bit indicates the start of a packet when set). Now I'm
needing to make a PC application in Visual Basic to comunicate with this
gear, but the MSComm control only works with 6/7/8 bit width.

        Thanks,

        Brusque

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