Settings

This property sets and returns the baud, parity, data bit, and stop bit parameters.

Syntax

object.Settings [= value]

Parameters

object

Object expression that evaluates to a Comm control.

value

String expression that represents the communications port settings.

Remarks

If value is not valid when you open the port, the Comm control generates error 380 (invalid property value).

The following code sample shows the composition and format of value.

"BBBB,P,D,S"

BBBB is the baud, P is the parity, D is the number of data bits, and S is the number of stop bits. The following code sample shows the default value of value.

"9600,N,8,1"

The following list shows the valid baud:

The following table shows the valid parity values.

Valid data bit values include 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, which is the default. Valid stop bit values inlcude 1, which is the default, 1.5, and 2.