DirectPlayLobby3.CreateComPortAddress
The DirectPlayLobby3.CreateComPortAddress method creates a DirectPlay address for the COM port.
object.CreateComPortAddress(port As Long, _
baudRate As Long, _
stopBits As Long, _
parity As Long, _
flowcontrol As Long) As DirectPlayAddress
Parameters
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a DirectPlayLobby3 object.
- port
- Number of the COM port to use. The value can be 1, 2, 3, or 4.
- baudRate
- Baud rate of the port. Can be one of the following values:
| 110 |
300 |
600 |
| 1200 |
2400 |
4800 |
| 9600 |
14400 |
19200 |
| 38400 |
56000 |
57600 |
| 115200 |
128000 |
256000 |
- stopBits
- Number of stop bits. Can be 0 (one stop bit), 1 (1.5 stop bits), or 2 (two stop bits).
- parity
- Parity. Can be one of the following values:
| 0 |
No parity |
| 1 |
Odd parity |
| 2 |
Even parity |
| 3 |
Mark parity |
- flowcontrol
- Method of flow control. Can be one of the following values:
| 0 |
No flow control |
| 1 |
Software flow control (xon/xoff) |
| 2 |
Hardware flow control with RTS |
| 3 |
Hardware flow control with DTR. |
| 4 |
hardware flow control with RTS and DTR |
Return Values
If it succeeds, the method returns a DirectPlayAddress object.
Error Codes
If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number may be set to the following value: