Article ID: 34682
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft QuickBasic 4.0
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
- Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 for MS-DOS
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0b
This article was previously published under Q34682
SYMPTOMS
The communications receive buffer is cleared when chaining to another module; at this point, data can be lost. This problem occurs only in a compiled .EXE program, and does not occur in the QB.EXE editor. Compiling with the BC /d (debug) option does not help. Data received at the communications port after the CHAIN operation is received normally.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, and in Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 (buglist6.00, buglist6.00b). This problem was corrected in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 (fixlist7.00).
MORE INFORMATION
The programs below demonstrate the problem:
' File: P1.BAS
OPEN "com1:1200,e,7,1,cs,ds" FOR RANDOM AS #2
for x=1 to 10000 :next
y=loc(2)
print y;
CHAIN "p2" 'Chain to second program and print out buffer size
' File: P2.BAS
a$=input$(loc(2),2)
print a$;
' File:P.bas
'This program will send the characters
open "com1:1200,e,7,1,cs,ds" for random as #1
print "start"
for x=1 to 10000
print #1, x;
next x
close #1
Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom buglist4.00 buglist4.00b buglist4.50 B_BasicCom
Keywords: KB34682
