Event Handler Problem

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Hello I am able to handle a particular event in VB.NET but I am unable to do so in C#. This is what I'm doing in VB.NET ===================================================================== Public Class Form2 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form Private WithEvents moRS232 As Rs232 #Region " Windows Form Designer generated code " Public Sub New() MyBase.New() 'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer. InitializeComponent() 'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call End Sub 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing Then If Not (components Is Nothing) Then components.Dispose() End If End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub 'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer 'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer 'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. 'Do not modify it using the code editor. Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'Label1 ' Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 56) Me.Label1.Name = "Label1" Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(224, 192) Me.Label1.TabIndex = 0 Me.Label1.Text = "Label1" ' 'Button1 ' Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(216, 8) Me.Button1.Name = "Button1" Me.Button1.TabIndex = 1 Me.Button1.Text = "stop" ' 'Button2 ' Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(112, 8) Me.Button2.Name = "Button2" Me.Button2.TabIndex = 2 Me.Button2.Text = "start" ' 'Form2 ' Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13) Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266) Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button2) Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1) Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1) Me.Name = "Form2" Me.Text = "Form2" Me.ResumeLayout(False) End Sub #End Region Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load moRS232 = New Rs232 moRS232.BaudRate = 9600 moRS232.Port = 1 moRS232.DataBit = 8 moRS232.StopBit = Rs232.DataStopBit.StopBit_1 moRS232.Parity = Rs232.DataParity.Parity_None moRS232.Timeout = 1500 moRS232.BufferSize = 128 moRS232.RxBufferThreshold = 128 moRS232.Open() moRS232.Write("}Cw,d:GCW,b:07,f:1!" + vbLf) moRS232.EnableEvents() End Sub Private Sub moRS232_CommEvent(ByVal source As Rs232, ByVal Mask As Rs232.EventMasks) Handles moRS232.CommEvent Label1.Text = Label1.Text & " hello" End Sub Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click moRS232.Write("}Cw,d:GCW,b:0,f:1!" + vbLf) Label1.Text = "" End Sub Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click moRS232.Write("}Cw,d:GCW,b:07,f:1!" + vbLf) End Sub End Class ================================================================== I am having trouble doing this in C# ================================================================== using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data; using System.IO; using System.Text; using ClassLibrary1; namespace WindowsApplication7 { ///

/// Summary description for Form1. ///

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form { public ClassLibrary1.Rs232 rs232 = new Rs232(); public delegate void CommEventHandler(Rs232 source, Rs232.EventMasks mask); private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1; private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1; ///

/// Required designer variable. ///

private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null; public Form1() { // // Required for Windows Form Designer support // InitializeComponent(); rs232.CommEvent += new CommEventHandler(this.moRS232_CommEvent); //Improper Syntax // // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call // } ///

/// Clean up any resources being used. ///

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing ) { if( disposing ) { if (components != null) { components.Dispose(); } } base.Dispose( disposing ); } #region Windows Form Designer generated code ///

/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. ///

private void InitializeComponent() { this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // button1 // this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 168); this.button1.Name = "button1"; this.button1.TabIndex = 0; this.button1.Text = "stop"; this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click); // // label1 // this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(48, 48); this.label1.Name = "label1"; this.label1.TabIndex = 1; this.label1.Text = "label1"; // // Form1 // this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13); this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266); this.Controls.Add(this.label1); this.Controls.Add(this.button1); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Form1"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); } #endregion ///

/// The main entry point for the application. ///

[STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Run(new Form1()); } private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { rs232.BaudRate = 9600; rs232.Port = 1; rs232.DataBit = 8; rs232.StopBit = Rs232.DataStopBit.StopBit_1; rs232.Parity = Rs232.DataParity.Parity_None; rs232.Timeout = 1500; rs232.BufferSize = 128; rs232.RxBufferThreshold = 128; rs232.Open(); rs232.Write("}Cw,d:GCW,b:07,f:1!\r"); rs232.EnableEvents(); //OnAction(rs232, rs232.meMask); //Would like Handler to start checking for events here } private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { rs232.Write("}Cw,d:GCW,b:0,f:1!\r"); } private void moRS232_CommEvent(Rs232 source, Rs232.EventMasks Mask) { label1.Text = label1.Text + " hello"; Application.DoEvents(); } } } =================================================================== For VB.NET I'm using this class for RS232 objects. For C# I am referencing a (compiled) assembly of this class file. ==================================================================== Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices Imports System.Text Imports System.Threading Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.IO #Region "RS232" Public Class Rs232 : Implements IDisposable '=================================================== ' ' Module : Rs232 ' Description : Class for handling RS232 comunication with VB.Net ' Created : 10/08/2001 - 8:45:25 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ([email protected]) 'WebSite : www.codeworks.it/net/index.htm ' ' Notes : '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' * Revisions * ' ' 02/12/2000 First internal alpha version built on framework beta1 ' ' 1st Public release Beta2 (10/08/2001) ' ' Rev.1 (28.02.2002) ' 1. Added ResetDev, SetBreak and ClearBreak to the EscapeCommFunction constants ' 2. Added the overloaded Open routine. ' 3. Added the modem status routines, properties and enum. ' 4. If a read times out, it now returns a EndOfStreamException (instead of a simple Exception). ' 5.Compiled with VS.Net final ' Rev.2 (01.03.2002) ' Added Async support ' ' Rev.3 (07.04.2002) ' Minor bugs fixed ' ' Rev.3 (05/05/2002) ' Fixed BuildCommmDCB problem ' ' Rev.4 (24/05/2002) ' Fixed problem with ASCII Encoding truncating 8th bit ' ' Rev.5 (27/05/2002) ' Added IDisposable / Finalize implementation ' ' Rev.6 (14/03/2003) ' Fixed problem on DCB fields Initialization ' ' Rev.7 (26/03/2003) ' Added XON/XOFF support ' ' Rev.8 (12/07/2003) ' Added support to COM port number greater than 4 ' ' Rev.9 (15/07/2003) ' Added CommEvent to detect incoming chars/events ' Updated both Tx/Rx method from Non-Ovelapped to Overlapped mode ' Removed unused Async methods and other stuff. ' ' Rev.10 (21/07/2003) ' Fixed incorrect character handling when using EnableEvents() ' ' Rev.11 (12/08/2003) ' Fixed some bugs signaled by users ' ' Rev.12 (01/09/2003) ' Removed AutoReset of internal buffers and added PurgeBuffer() method ' ' Rev.13 (02/09/2003) ' Removed GetLastErrorUse in favour of Win32Exception() ' ' Rev.14 (14/09/2003) ' Added IsPortAvailable() function ' Revised some API declaration ' Fixed problem with Win98/Me OS ' ' Rev.15 (24/09/2003) ' Fixed bug introduced on Rev.14 ' ' Rev.16 (12/10/2003) ' Added SetBreak/ClearBreak() methods ' ' Rev.17 (02/11/2003) ' Fixed field on COMMCONFIG ' ' Rev.18 (03/03/2004) ' Fixed bug: Testing mhRS for <>0 is not correct ' ' Rev.19 (08/04/2004) ' Fixed bug: Fixed bug on DTR property ' ' Rev.20 (12/07/2004) ' CommEvent is no more raised on a secondary thread ' pEventsWatcher now uses a background thread ' ' Rev.21 (24/10/2004) ' EscapeCommFunction declaration fixed ' Pariti enum fixed to Parity ' ' Rev. 22 (05/03/2005) ' Fixed memory leak problem causing program closing ' without any message on some systems. ' Thanks to Ralf Gedrat for testing this scenario ' ' Rev.23 (05/04/2005) ' Fixed bug DisableEvents not working bug ' ' Rev.24 (20/04/2005) ' Fixed memory leak on Read method ' Added InBufferCount property ' IsPortAvailable method is now shared ' Thanks to Jean-Pierre ZANIER for the feedback '=================================================== '// Class Members Private mhRS As IntPtr = New IntPtr(0) '// Handle to Com Port Private miPort As Integer = 1 '// Default is COM1 Private miTimeout As Int32 = 70 '// Timeout in ms Private miBaudRate As Int32 = 9600 Private meParity As DataParity = 0 Private meStopBit As DataStopBit = 0 Private miDataBit As Int32 = 8 Private miBufferSize As Int32 = 512 '// Buffers size default to 512 bytes Private mabtRxBuf As Byte() '// Receive buffer Private meMode As Mode '// Class working mode Private moThreadTx As Thread Private moThreadRx As Thread Private moEvents As Thread Private miTmpBytes2Read As Int32 Private meMask As EventMasks Private mbDisposed As Boolean Private mbUseXonXoff As Boolean Private mbEnableEvents As Boolean Private miBufThreshold As Int32 = 1 Private muOvlE As OVERLAPPED Private muOvlW As OVERLAPPED Private muOvlR As OVERLAPPED Private mHE As GCHandle Private mHR As GCHandle Private mHW As GCHandle '---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Region "Enums" '// Parity Data Public Enum DataParity Parity_None = 0 Parity_Odd Parity_Even Parity_Mark End Enum '// StopBit Data Public Enum DataStopBit StopBit_1 = 1 StopBit_2 End Enum Public Enum PurgeBuffers RXAbort = &H2 RXClear = &H8 TxAbort = &H1 TxClear = &H4 End Enum Private Enum Lines SetRts = 3 ClearRts = 4 SetDtr = 5 ClearDtr = 6 ResetDev = 7 ' // Reset device if possible SetBreak = 8 ' // Set the device break line. ClearBreak = 9 ' // Clear the device break line. End Enum '// Modem Status Public Enum ModemStatusBits ClearToSendOn = &H10 DataSetReadyOn = &H20 RingIndicatorOn = &H40 CarrierDetect = &H80 End Enum '// Working mode Public Enum Mode NonOverlapped Overlapped End Enum '// Comm Masks Public Enum EventMasks RxChar = &H1 RXFlag = &H2 TxBufferEmpty = &H4 ClearToSend = &H8 DataSetReady = &H10 CarrierDetect = &H20 Break = &H40 StatusError = &H80 Ring = &H100 End Enum #End Region #Region "Structures" Private Structure DCB Public DCBlength As Int32 Public BaudRate As Int32 Public Bits1 As Int32 Public wReserved As Int16 Public XonLim As Int16 Public XoffLim As Int16 Public ByteSize As Byte Public Parity As Byte Public StopBits As Byte Public XonChar As Char Public XoffChar As Char Public ErrorChar As Char Public EofChar As Char Public EvtChar As Char Public wReserved2 As Int16 End Structure Private Structure COMMTIMEOUTS Public ReadIntervalTimeout As Int32 Public ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Int32 Public ReadTotalTimeoutConstant As Int32 Public WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Int32 Public WriteTotalTimeoutConstant As Int32 End Structure Private Structure COMMCONFIG Public dwSize As Int32 Public wVersion As Int16 Public wReserved As Int16 Public dcbx As DCB Public dwProviderSubType As Int32 Public dwProviderOffset As Int32 Public dwProviderSize As Int32 Public wcProviderData As Int16 End Structure Public Structure OVERLAPPED Public Internal As Int32 Public InternalHigh As Int32 Public Offset As Int32 Public OffsetHigh As Int32 Public hEvent As IntPtr End Structure Private Structure COMSTAT Dim fBitFields As Int32 Dim cbInQue As Int32 Dim cbOutQue As Int32 End Structure #End Region #Region "Constants" Private Const PURGE_RXABORT As Integer = &H2 Private Const PURGE_RXCLEAR As Integer = &H8 Private Const PURGE_TXABORT As Integer = &H1 Private Const PURGE_TXCLEAR As Integer = &H4 Private Const GENERIC_READ As Integer = &H80000000 Private Const GENERIC_WRITE As Integer = &H40000000 Private Const OPEN_EXISTING As Integer = 3 Private Const INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE As Integer = -1 Private Const IO_BUFFER_SIZE As Integer = 1024 Private Const FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED As Int32 = &H40000000 Private Const ERROR_IO_PENDING As Int32 = 997 Private Const WAIT_OBJECT_0 As Int32 = 0 Private Const ERROR_IO_INCOMPLETE As Int32 = 996 Private Const WAIT_TIMEOUT As Int32 = &H102& Private Const INFINITE As Int32 = &HFFFFFFFF #End Region #Region "Win32API" '// Win32 API Private Shared Function SetCommState(ByVal hCommDev As IntPtr, ByRef lpDCB As DCB) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function GetCommState(ByVal hCommDev As IntPtr, ByRef lpDCB As DCB) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function BuildCommDCB(ByVal lpDef As String, ByRef lpDCB As DCB) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function SetupComm(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal dwInQueue As Int32, ByVal dwOutQueue As Int32) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function SetCommTimeouts(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef lpCommTimeouts As COMMTIMEOUTS) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function GetCommTimeouts(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef lpCommTimeouts As COMMTIMEOUTS) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function ClearCommError(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef lpErrors As Int32, ByRef lpComStat As COMSTAT) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function PurgeComm(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal dwFlags As Int32) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function EscapeCommFunction(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal ifunc As Int32) As Boolean End Function Private Shared Function WaitCommEvent(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef Mask As EventMasks, ByRef lpOverlap As OVERLAPPED) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function WriteFile(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal Buffer As Byte(), ByVal nNumberOfBytesToWrite As Integer, ByRef lpNumberOfBytesWritten As Integer, ByRef lpOverlapped As OVERLAPPED) As Integer End Function Private Shared Function ReadFile(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal Buffer As Byte(), ByVal nNumberOfBytesToRead As Integer, ByRef lpNumberOfBytesRead As Integer, ByRef lpOverlapped As OVERLAPPED) As Integer End Function Private Shared Function CreateFile(ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Integer, ByVal dwShareMode As Integer, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes As Integer, ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Integer, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Integer, ByVal hTemplateFile As Integer) As IntPtr End Function Private Shared Function CloseHandle(ByVal hObject As IntPtr) As Boolean End Function Public Shared Function GetCommModemStatus(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef lpModemStatus As Int32) As Boolean End Function Private Shared Function SetEvent(ByVal hEvent As IntPtr) As Boolean End Function Private Shared Function CreateEvent(ByVal lpEventAttributes As IntPtr, ByVal bManualReset As Int32, ByVal bInitialState As Int32, ByVal lpName As String) As IntPtr End Function Private Shared Function WaitForSingleObject(ByVal hHandle As IntPtr, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Int32) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function GetOverlappedResult(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByRef lpOverlapped As OVERLAPPED, ByRef lpNumberOfBytesTransferred As Int32, ByVal bWait As Int32) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function SetCommMask(ByVal hFile As IntPtr, ByVal lpEvtMask As Int32) As Int32 End Function Private Shared Function GetDefaultCommConfig(ByVal lpszName As String, ByRef lpCC As COMMCONFIG, ByRef lpdwSize As Integer) As Boolean End Function Private Shared Function SetCommBreak(ByVal hFile As IntPtr) As Boolean End Function Private Shared Function ClearCommBreak(ByVal hFile As IntPtr) As Boolean End Function #End Region #Region "Events" Public Event CommEvent As CommEventHandler #End Region #Region "Delegates" Public Delegate Sub CommEventHandler(ByVal source As Rs232, ByVal Mask As EventMasks) #End Region Public Property Port() As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description : Comunication Port ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:25:49 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miPort End Get Set(ByVal Value As Integer) miPort = Value End Set End Property Public Sub PurgeBuffer(ByVal Mode As PurgeBuffers) '=================================================== ' ©2003 ALSTOM FIR S.p.A All rights reserved ' ' Description : Purge Communication Buffer ' Created : 01/09/03 - 10:37:39 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : This method will clear any character into buffer, use TxAbort/RxAbort ' to terminate any pending overlapped Tx/Rx operation. '=================================================== If (mhRS.ToInt32 > 0) Then PurgeComm(mhRS, Mode) End Sub Public Overridable Property Timeout() As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description: Comunication timeout in seconds ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:26:50 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miTimeout End Get Set(ByVal Value As Integer) miTimeout = CInt(IIf(Value = 0, 500, Value)) '// If Port is open updates it on the fly pSetTimeout() End Set End Property Public Property Parity() As DataParity '=================================================== ' ' Description : Comunication parity ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:27:15 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return meParity End Get Set(ByVal Value As DataParity) meParity = Value End Set End Property Public Property StopBit() As DataStopBit '=================================================== ' ' Description: Comunication StopBit ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:27:37 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return meStopBit End Get Set(ByVal Value As DataStopBit) meStopBit = Value End Set End Property Public Property BaudRate() As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description: Comunication BaudRate ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:28:00 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miBaudRate End Get Set(ByVal Value As Integer) miBaudRate = Value End Set End Property Public Property DataBit() As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description : Comunication DataBit ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:28:20 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miDataBit End Get Set(ByVal Value As Integer) miDataBit = Value End Set End Property Public Property BufferSize() As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description : Receive Buffer size ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:33:05 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miBufferSize End Get Set(ByVal Value As Integer) miBufferSize = Value End Set End Property Public Overloads Sub Open() '=================================================== ' ' Description : Initializes and Opens comunication port ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:33:40 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== '// Get Dcb block,Update with current data Dim uDcb As DCB, iRc As Int32 '// Set working mode meMode = Mode.Overlapped Dim iMode As Int32 = Convert.ToInt32(IIf(meMode = Mode.Overlapped, FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, 0)) '// Initializes Com Port If miPort > 0 Then Try '// Creates a COM Port stream handle mhRS = CreateFile("\\.\COM" & miPort.ToString, GENERIC_READ Or GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, iMode, 0) If (mhRS.ToInt32 > 0) Then '// Clear all comunication errors Dim lpErrCode As Int32 iRc = ClearCommError(mhRS, lpErrCode, New COMSTAT) '// Clears I/O buffers iRc = PurgeComm(mhRS, PurgeBuffers.RXClear Or PurgeBuffers.TxClear) '// Gets COM Settings iRc = GetCommState(mhRS, uDcb) '// Updates COM Settings Dim sParity As String = "NOEM" sParity = sParity.Substring(meParity, 1) '// Set DCB State Dim sDCBState As String = String.Format("baud={0} parity={1} data={2} stop={3}", miBaudRate, sParity, miDataBit, CInt(meStopBit)) iRc = BuildCommDCB(sDCBState, uDcb) uDcb.Parity = CByte(meParity) '// Set Xon/Xoff State If mbUseXonXoff Then uDcb.Bits1 = 768 Else uDcb.Bits1 = 0 End If iRc = SetCommState(mhRS, uDcb) If iRc = 0 Then Dim sErrTxt As String = New Win32Exception().Message Throw New CIOChannelException("Unable to set COM state " & sErrTxt) End If '// Setup Buffers (Rx,Tx) iRc = SetupComm(mhRS, miBufferSize, miBufferSize) '// Set Timeouts pSetTimeout() '//Enables events if required If mbEnableEvents Then Me.EnableEvents() Else '// Raise Initialization problems Dim sErrTxt As String = New Win32Exception().Message Throw New CIOChannelException("Unable to open COM" + miPort.ToString + ControlChars.CrLf + sErrTxt) End If Catch Ex As Exception '// Generica error Throw New CIOChannelException(Ex.Message, Ex) End Try Else '// Port not defined, cannot open Throw New ApplicationException("COM Port not defined,use Port property to set it before invoking InitPort") End If End Sub Public Overloads Sub Open(ByVal Port As Integer, ByVal BaudRate As Integer, ByVal DataBit As Integer, ByVal Parity As DataParity, ByVal StopBit As DataStopBit, ByVal BufferSize As Integer) '=================================================== ' ' Description: Opens comunication port (Overloaded method) ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:33:40 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Me.Port = Port Me.BaudRate = BaudRate Me.DataBit = DataBit Me.Parity = Parity Me.StopBit = StopBit Me.BufferSize = BufferSize Open() End Sub Public Sub Close() '=================================================== ' ' Description: Close comunication channel ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:38:00 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then If mbEnableEvents = True Then Me.DisableEvents() End If Dim ret As Boolean = CloseHandle(mhRS) If Not ret Then Throw New Win32Exception mhRS = New IntPtr(0) End If End Sub ReadOnly Property IsOpen() As Boolean '=================================================== ' ' Description: Returns Port Status ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:38:51 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return CBool(mhRS.ToInt32 > 0) End Get End Property Public Overloads Sub Write(ByVal Buffer As Byte()) '=================================================== ' ' Description: Transmit a stream ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:39:51 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' Buffer : Array of Byte() to write ' Notes : '=================================================== Dim iRc, iBytesWritten As Integer, hOvl As GCHandle '----------------------------------------------------------------- muOvlW = New Overlapped If mhRS.ToInt32 <= 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Please initialize and open port before using this method") Else '// Creates Event Try hOvl = GCHandle.Alloc(muOvlW, GCHandleType.Pinned) muOvlW.hEvent = CreateEvent(Nothing, 1, 0, Nothing) If muOvlW.hEvent.ToInt32 = 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Error creating event for overlapped writing") '// Clears IO buffers and sends data iRc = WriteFile(mhRS, Buffer, Buffer.Length, 0, muOvlW) If iRc = 0 Then If Marshal.GetLastWin32Error <> ERROR_IO_PENDING Then Throw New ApplicationException("Write command error") Else '// Check Tx results If GetOverlappedResult(mhRS, muOvlW, iBytesWritten, 1) = 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Write pending error") Else '// All bytes sent? If iBytesWritten <> Buffer.Length Then Throw New ApplicationException("Write Error - Bytes Written " & iBytesWritten.ToString & " of " & Buffer.Length.ToString) End If End If End If Finally '//Closes handle CloseHandle(muOvlW.hEvent) If (hOvl.IsAllocated = True) Then hOvl.Free() End Try End If End Sub Public Overloads Sub Write(ByVal Buffer As String) '=================================================== ' ' Description : Writes a string to RS232 ' Created : 04/02/2002 - 8:46:42 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : 24/05/2002 Fixed problem with ASCII Encoding '=================================================== Dim oEncoder As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding Dim oEnc As Encoding = oEncoder.GetEncoding(1252) '------------------------------------------------------------- Dim aByte() As Byte = oEnc.GetBytes(Buffer) Me.Write(aByte) End Sub Public Function Read(ByVal Bytes2Read As Integer) As Integer '=================================================== ' ' Description: Read Bytes from Port ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:41:17 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' Bytes2Read : Bytes to read from port ' Returns : Number of readed chars ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Dim iReadChars, iRc As Integer, bReading As Boolean, hOvl As GCHandle '-------------------------------------------------------------- '// If Bytes2Read not specified uses Buffersize If Bytes2Read = 0 Then Bytes2Read = miBufferSize muOvlR = New Overlapped If mhRS.ToInt32 <= 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Please initialize and open port before using this method") Else '// Get bytes from port Try hOvl = GCHandle.Alloc(muOvlR, GCHandleType.Pinned) muOvlR.hEvent = CreateEvent(Nothing, 1, 0, Nothing) If muOvlR.hEvent.ToInt32 = 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Error creating event for overlapped reading") '// Clears IO buffers and reads data ReDim mabtRxBuf(Bytes2Read - 1) iRc = ReadFile(mhRS, mabtRxBuf, Bytes2Read, iReadChars, muOvlR) If iRc = 0 Then If Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() <> ERROR_IO_PENDING Then Throw New ApplicationException("Read pending error") Else '// Wait for characters iRc = WaitForSingleObject(muOvlR.hEvent, miTimeout) Select Case iRc Case WAIT_OBJECT_0 '// Some data received... If GetOverlappedResult(mhRS, muOvlR, iReadChars, 0) = 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Read pending error.") Else Return iReadChars End If Case WAIT_TIMEOUT Throw New IOTimeoutException("Read Timeout.") Case Else Throw New ApplicationException("General read error.") End Select End If Else Return (iReadChars) End If Finally '//Closes handle CloseHandle(muOvlR.hEvent) If (hOvl.IsAllocated) Then hOvl.Free() End Try End If End Function Overridable ReadOnly Property InputStream() As Byte() '=================================================== ' ' Description: Returns received data as Byte() ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:45:06 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return mabtRxBuf End Get End Property Overridable ReadOnly Property InputStreamString() As String '=================================================== ' ' Description : Return a string containing received data ' Created : 04/02/2002 - 8:49:55 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Dim oEncoder As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding Dim oEnc As Encoding = oEncoder.GetEncoding(1252) '------------------------------------------------------------- If Not Me.InputStream Is Nothing Then Return oEnc.GetString(Me.InputStream) End Get End Property Public Sub ClearInputBuffer() '=================================================== ' ' Description: Clears Input buffer ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:45:34 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : Gets all character until end of buffer '=================================================== If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then PurgeComm(mhRS, PURGE_RXCLEAR) End If End Sub Public WriteOnly Property Rts() As Boolean '=================================================== ' ' Description: Set/Resets RTS Line ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:45:34 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Set(ByVal Value As Boolean) If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then If Value Then EscapeCommFunction(mhRS, Lines.SetRts) Else EscapeCommFunction(mhRS, Lines.ClearRts) End If End If End Set End Property Public WriteOnly Property Dtr() As Boolean '=================================================== ' ' Description: Set/Resets DTR Line ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:45:34 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Set(ByVal Value As Boolean) If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then If Value Then EscapeCommFunction(mhRS, Lines.SetDtr) Else EscapeCommFunction(mhRS, Lines.ClearDtr) End If End If End Set End Property Public ReadOnly Property ModemStatus() As ModemStatusBits '=================================================== ' ' Description : Gets Modem status ' Created : 28/02/2002 - 8:58:04 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get If mhRS.ToInt32 <= 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Please initialize and open port before using this method") Else '// Retrieve modem status Dim lpModemStatus As Int32 If Not GetCommModemStatus(mhRS, lpModemStatus) Then Throw New ApplicationException("Unable to get modem status") Else Return CType(lpModemStatus, ModemStatusBits) End If End If End Get End Property Public Function CheckLineStatus(ByVal Line As ModemStatusBits) As Boolean '=================================================== ' ' Description : Check status of a Modem Line ' Created : 28/02/2002 - 10:25:17 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Return Convert.ToBoolean(ModemStatus And Line) End Function Public Property UseXonXoff() As Boolean '=================================================== ' ' Description : Set XON/XOFF mode ' Created : 26/05/2003 - 21:16:18 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return mbUseXonXoff End Get Set(ByVal Value As Boolean) mbUseXonXoff = Value End Set End Property Public Sub EnableEvents() '=================================================== ' ' Description : Enables monitoring of incoming events ' Created : 15/07/2003 - 12:00:56 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If mhRS.ToInt32 <= 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Please initialize and open port before using this method") Else If moEvents Is Nothing Then mbEnableEvents = True moEvents = New Thread(AddressOf pEventsWatcher) moEvents.IsBackground = True moEvents.Start() End If End If End Sub Public Sub DisableEvents() '=================================================== ' ' Description : Disables monitoring of incoming events ' Created : 15/07/2003 - 12:00:56 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If mbEnableEvents = True Then SyncLock Me mbEnableEvents = False '// This should kill the thread End SyncLock '// Let WaitCommEvent exit... If muOvlE.hEvent.ToInt32 <> 0 Then SetEvent(muOvlE.hEvent) moEvents = Nothing End If End Sub Public Property RxBufferThreshold() As Int32 '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Numer of characters into input buffer ' Created : 16/07/03 - 9:00:57 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Get Return miBufThreshold End Get Set(ByVal Value As Int32) miBufThreshold = Value End Set End Property Public Shared Function IsPortAvailable(ByVal portNumber As Int32) As Boolean '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Returns true if a specific port number is supported by the system ' Created : 14/09/03 - 17:00:57 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' portNumber : port number to check ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If portNumber <= 0 Then Return False Else Dim cfg As COMMCONFIG Dim cfgsize As Int32 = Marshal.SizeOf(cfg) cfg.dwSize = cfgsize Dim ret As Boolean = GetDefaultCommConfig("COM" + portNumber.ToString, cfg, cfgsize) Return ret End If End Function Public Sub SetBreak() '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Set COM in break modem ' Created : 12/10/03 - 10:00:57 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then If SetCommBreak(mhRS) = False Then Throw New Win32Exception End If End Sub Public Sub ClearBreak() '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Clear COM break mode ' Created : 12/10/03 - 10:02:57 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then If ClearCommBreak(mhRS) = False Then Throw New Win32Exception End If End Sub Public ReadOnly Property InBufferCount() As Int32 '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Returns the number of bytes inside Rx buffer ' Created : 20/04/05 - 10:02:57 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli/Jean-Pierre ZANIER ' ' '=================================================== Get Dim comStat As COMSTAT Dim lpErrCode As Int32 Dim iRc As Int32 comStat.cbInQue = 0 If mhRS.ToInt32 > 0 Then iRc = ClearCommError(mhRS, lpErrCode, comStat) Return comStat.cbInQue End If Return 0 End Get End Property #Region "Finalize" Protected Overrides Sub Finalize() '=================================================== ' ' Description : Closes COM port if object is garbage collected and still owns ' COM port reosurces ' ' Created : 27/05/2002 - 19:05:56 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Try If Not mbDisposed Then If mbEnableEvents Then Me.DisableEvents() Close() End If Finally MyBase.Finalize() End Try End Sub #End Region #Region "Private Routines" Private Sub pSetTimeout() '=================================================== ' ' Description: Set comunication timeouts ' Created : 21/09/2001 - 11:46:40 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Dim uCtm As COMMTIMEOUTS '// Set ComTimeout If mhRS.ToInt32 <= 0 Then Exit Sub Else '// Changes setup on the fly With uCtm .ReadIntervalTimeout = 0 .ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 0 .ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = miTimeout .WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 10 .WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 100 End With SetCommTimeouts(mhRS, uCtm) End If End Sub Private Sub pDispose() Implements IDisposable.Dispose '=================================================== ' ' Description : Handles correct class disposing Write ' Created : 27/05/2002 - 19:03:06 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== If (Not mbDisposed AndAlso (mhRS.ToInt32 > 0)) Then '// Closes Com Port releasing resources Try Me.Close() Finally mbDisposed = True '// Suppress unnecessary Finalize overhead GC.SuppressFinalize(Me) End Try End If End Sub Private Sub pEventsWatcher() '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Watches for all events raising events when they arrive to the port ' Created : 15/07/03 - 11:45:13 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== '// Events to watch Dim lMask As EventMasks = EventMasks.Break Or EventMasks.CarrierDetect Or EventMasks.ClearToSend Or _ EventMasks.DataSetReady Or EventMasks.Ring Or EventMasks.RxChar Or EventMasks.RXFlag Or _ EventMasks.StatusError Dim lRetMask As EventMasks, iBytesRead, iTotBytes, iErrMask As Int32, iRc As Int32, aBuf As New ArrayList Dim uComStat As COMSTAT '----------------------------------- '// Creates Event muOvlE = New Overlapped Dim hOvlE As GCHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(muOvlE, GCHandleType.Pinned) muOvlE.hEvent = CreateEvent(Nothing, 1, 0, Nothing) If muOvlE.hEvent.ToInt32 = 0 Then Throw New ApplicationException("Error creating event for overlapped reading") '// Set mask SetCommMask(mhRS, lMask) '// Looks for RxChar While mbEnableEvents = True WaitCommEvent(mhRS, lMask, muOvlE) Select Case WaitForSingleObject(muOvlE.hEvent, INFINITE) Case WAIT_OBJECT_0 '// Event (or abort) detected If mbEnableEvents = False Then Exit While If (lMask And EventMasks.RxChar) > 0 Then '// Read incoming data ClearCommError(mhRS, iErrMask, uComStat) If iErrMask = 0 Then Dim ovl As New Overlapped Dim hOvl As GCHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(ovl, GCHandleType.Pinned) ReDim mabtRxBuf(uComStat.cbInQue - 1) If ReadFile(mhRS, mabtRxBuf, uComStat.cbInQue, iBytesRead, ovl) > 0 Then If iBytesRead > 0 Then '// Some bytes read, fills temporary buffer If iTotBytes < miBufThreshold Then aBuf.AddRange(mabtRxBuf) iTotBytes += iBytesRead End If '// Threshold reached?, raises event If iTotBytes >= miBufThreshold Then '//Copies temp buffer into Rx buffer ReDim mabtRxBuf(iTotBytes - 1) aBuf.CopyTo(mabtRxBuf) '// Raises event Try Me.OnCommEventReceived(Me, lMask) Finally iTotBytes = 0 aBuf.Clear() End Try End If End If End If If (hOvl.IsAllocated) Then hOvl.Free() End If Else '// Simply raises OnCommEventHandler event Me.OnCommEventReceived(Me, lMask) End If Case Else Dim sErr As String = New Win32Exception().Message Throw New ApplicationException(sErr) End Select End While '// Release Event Handle CloseHandle(muOvlE.hEvent) muOvlE.hEvent = IntPtr.Zero If (hOvlE.IsAllocated) Then hOvlE.Free() muOvlE = Nothing End Sub #End Region #Region "Protected Routines" Protected Sub OnCommEventReceived(ByVal source As Rs232, ByVal mask As EventMasks) '=================================================== ' ©2003 www.codeworks.it All rights reserved ' ' Description : Raises CommEvent ' Created : 15/07/03 - 15:09:50 ' Author : Corrado Cavalli ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Dim del As CommEventHandler = Me.CommEventEvent If (Not del Is Nothing) Then Dim SafeInvoker As ISynchronizeInvoke Try SafeInvoker = DirectCast(del.Target, ISynchronizeInvoke) Catch End Try If (Not SafeInvoker Is Nothing) Then SafeInvoker.Invoke(del, New Object() {source, mask}) Else del.Invoke(source, mask) End If End If End Sub #End Region End Class #End Region #Region "Exceptions" Public Class CIOChannelException : Inherits ApplicationException '=================================================== ' ' Module : CChannellException ' Description: Customized Channell Exception ' Created : 17/10/2001 - 10:32:37 ' ' Notes : This exception is raised when NACK error found '=================================================== Sub New(ByVal Message As String) MyBase.New(Message) End Sub Sub New(ByVal Message As String, ByVal InnerException As Exception) MyBase.New(Message, InnerException) End Sub End Class Public Class IOTimeoutException : Inherits CIOChannelException '=================================================== ' ' Description : Timeout customized exception ' Created : 28/02/2002 - 10:43:43 ' ' *Parameters Info* ' ' Notes : '=================================================== Sub New(ByVal Message As String) MyBase.New(Message) End Sub Sub New(ByVal Message As String, ByVal InnerException As Exception) MyBase.New(Message, InnerException) End Sub End Class #End Region ==================================================================== Can Anyone Help me Out?