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SerialPort.ReadByte

Reads a single byte to the serial port.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server FileMaker iOS SDK
SerialPort 3.0 Yes Yes No Yes No
MBS( "SerialPort.ReadByte"; PortReference )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
PortReference The reference number of the port. You get this number from SerialPort.Open when you open the port. $port

Result

Returns the byte value or an error message.

Description

Reads a single byte to the serial port.
This is very useful for reading control characters which you can't easily put in a text in FileMaker.
Like 13 for a LF (line feed) or 10 for CR (carriage return).
See also SerialPort.AvailableBytes function.

Examples

Read one byte:

$value = MBS( "SerialPort.ReadByte"; $port )

See also

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 6th February 2015


SerialPort.Read   -   SerialPort.ReadHex

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