Hanging up modem

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 03-31-93 (10:31)             Number: 315
From: TOM CUNHA                    Refer#: NONE
  To: JOHN COWGILL                  Recvd: NO  
Subj: Hanging up modem               Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
 >        Could anyone suggest a bit of code to force the modem's
 > DTR to drop causeing the modem to go off-line when it is in host
 > mode? And in basic? Thanks in advance.....

 >                                                       ---John


 ' QB Routine to control DTR


DEFINT A-Z

SELECT CASE ComPort: ' The communications port number.
CASE 1
  Port = &H3F8: ' Base addresses.
CASE 2
  Port = &H2F8
CASE 3
  Port = &H3E8
CASE 4
  Port = &H2E8
END SELECT

OUT Port + 4, INP(Port + 4) OR 1: 'puts DTR on.

OUT Port + 4, INP(Port + 4) AND 254: 'puts DTR off.


Hope it helps ya

-tom

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