Visual Basic: MSComm Control
InputLen Property
Sets and returns the number of characters the Input property reads from the receive buffer.
Syntax
object.InputLen [ = value ]
The InputLen property syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
| value | An integer expression specifying the number of characters the Input property reads from the receive buffer. |
Remarks
The default value for the InputLen property is 0. Setting InputLen to 0 causes the MSComm control to read the entire contents of the receive buffer when Input is used.
If InputLen characters are not available in the receive buffer, the Input property returns a zero-length string (""). The user can optionally check the InBufferCount property to determine if the required number of characters are present before using Input.
This property is useful when reading data from a machine whose output is formatted in fixed-length blocks of data.
Data Type
Integer