Note: Programs that use SPORT_nnnn procedures must access the appropriate libraries with USE DFLIB. The following are all functions.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| SPORT_CONNECT | Establishes the connection to a serial port. |
| SPORT_RELEASE | Releases a serial port that has previously been connected. |
| SPORT_GET_HANDLE | Returns the Win32 handle associated with the communications port. |
| SPORT_GET_STATE | Returns the baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bit settings of the communications port. |
| SPORT_SET_STATE | Sets the baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bit settings of the communications port. |
| SPORT_SHOW_STAT | Displays the state of a port. |
| SPORT_GET_TIMEOUTS | Returns the user selectable timeouts for the serial port. |
| SPORT_SET_TIMEOUTS | Sets the user selectable timeouts for the serial port. |
| SPORT_SPECIAL_FUNC | Executes a communications function on a specified port. |
| SPORT_WRITE_DATA | Outputs data to a specified port. |
| SPORT_WRITE_LINE | Outputs data to a specified port and follows it with a record terminator. |
| SPORT_READ_DATA | Reads available data from the port specified. |
| SPORT_READ_LINE | Reads a record from the port specified. |
| SPORT_PEEK_DATA | Returns information about the availability of input data. |
| SPORT_PEEK_LINE | Returns information about the availability of input records. |
| SPORT_PURGE | Executes a purge function on the specified port. |
| SPORT_CANCEL_IO | Cancels any I/O in progress to the specified port. |
For more information on using these procedures, see Using the Serial I/O Port Routines, and and Communications, and Communications Functions in the Win32 SDK