Send a character without using a dataport

Fermi

Hello, friends.

I would like to send an ASCII character ($ character actually) to an external dispositive, so that the dispositive will answer with a file that I'll get into Navision with a Dataport.

My question is if is possible to send a character avoiding to get it into a file, because the external machine doesn't treat files.

Thanks in advance

Manuel Barral Paul

Marije_Brummel

What sort of interface are you making? there are noumerous ways of interfacing with other product without sending a file?

Do you have somekind of documentation about the interface you are trying to make?

garak

What for interfaces does the external machine treat?
What is this for an machine?

Regards

Fermi

The machine is a weighbridge (I think that's the name for a machine for getting the weight of a truck). It will be connected to a pc via port RS232. That machine has a keyboard. If the machine receives the $ character it will know that the pc is asking it the weight in that moment, and it will send the pc a txt file containing the required data.

Thanks for your help.

Marije_Brummel

Is there any software provided with the weighbidge? I've made interfaces with 2 weighbridges.

For one we made a VB ocx. For the other, software was provided for automation contol.(DLL)

Can you contact the manufacturer about this?

You can also contact PFISTER in holland. They have a generic interface for every weighbridge.

Marije_Brummel

Oops. Pressed submit 2x :oops:

kine

Or you can create Generic Text Printer to this port and let the character be printed through this printer (you can print it through report or through my Direct printer OCX - download on MIBUSO)