processor hogging

[marct]

Hi,<br>
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I am having a problem with the MSComm control hogging processor time. I have an app that automatically pages people based on certain conditions, and I use MSComm to connect to the modem and perform the paging. Problem is, when it is waiting for a response after sending various strings to the modem, I can't use other programs because the MSComm seems to be demanding the processor's attention. I am using a do..until loop looking for certain strings from the MSComm's Input property, but I have included DoEvents in the loop so as not to disable other programs while the loop is running. I thought that DoEvents would take care of the problem that I am having, but apparently I am wrong here.<br>
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Am I missing something here? Is there some way in VB to set the priority level of a program (as far as the processor is concerned)? Any help here would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
-Marc

 

[MikeLacey]

Marc,<br>
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Sorry for the lack of response but I delayed answering your post in the hope that someone would be able to say something vaguely useful.<br>
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So - Have you done the obvious things?<br>
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Are you running the latest version of the mscomm control?<br>
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Do you have the latest service pack for your version of VB?<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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