IN our environment we have installed a port control software that called CommX from Greenleaf software , http://www.greenleafsoft.com/commx/commxInfo1.asp . Works real well and easy. Here's a sample of our code: DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER p-weight AS CHAR. DEF VAR myport AS COM-HANDLE. DEF VAR my2 AS COM-HANDLE. DEF VAR retval AS INT. DEF VAR sendstring AS CHAR. DEF VAR readstring AS CHAR. CREATE "portctl.portctl.1" myport. myport:portnumber = "1". myport:baudrate() = "9600". myport:parity() = "2". myport:databits() = "7". myport:stopbits() = "0". myport:xonxoff() = "1". retval = myport:open. IF retval < 0 THEN DO: MESSAGE "Unable to communicate with scale!" VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX TITLE "Communication Error". END. ELSE DO: myport:writestring("W"). readstring = myport:readstringtimed("6", "2000"). END. ASSIGN p-weight = SUBSTRING(readstring,2,4). myport:close. Hope that helps -----Original Message----- From: postmaster@xxxxxxx [mailto:postmaster@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Velkov Stojanco Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:38 PM To: peg@xxxxxxx Subject: Read Data from Scale connected to PC via com port Hi peggers, I need to read data from a scale (this scale is use to measure from 0 to 60000 kg, (this is not so important)). The scale is connected to PC via com port. I need to read data from the scale and put it into local variable or in field in table. Is it possible to do it with command like this: INPUT STREAM a FROM opsys-device . /*(opsys-device is the name od the scale) */ Thanks, ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor: ThinPrint GmbH Now available: The new version .print Engine 6.2 with SSL encryption and certificate management. http://www.thinprint.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm ThinWiki community - Excellent SBC Search Capabilities! http://www.thinwiki.com *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm