octal number

[Phil Hunt]

I have been asked to send a Oct(6) to a com port. How do I represent that
number ? Is there a shorthand for it ?
Thanks

 

[Gregory A. Beamer]

I have been asked to send a Oct(6) to a com port. How do I represent
that number ? Is there a shorthand for it ?

Most likely a binary 6 is enough if you are truly talking to a COM port. If
you are tlaking to something else through the COM port, then you need to
find what it is actually expecting (6 in octal or a string representation).
More than likely a 6 represented in binary is good enough in this case.

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[Phil Hunt]

Thanks. will find out.

Most likely a binary 6 is enough if you are truly talking to a COM port.
If
you are tlaking to something else through the COM port, then you need to
find what it is actually expecting (6 in octal or a string
representation).
More than likely a 6 represented in binary is good enough in this case.

Peace and Grace,


--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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[David Anton]

"&O6" in VB.
"06" in C++.
No shorthand in C#.
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[Tom Shelton]

"&O6" in VB.
"06" in C++.
No shorthand in C#.

Yes there is - it's the same as C++.

 

[Tom Shelton]

Yes there is - it's the same as C++.

Never mind... I was mistaken... sheesh.

 

[DickGrier]

Is 6 the only value you have to send? If so, then this is the same as
decimal 6 or hexadecimal 6. If you need to convert other ranges of values,
then you will need some code -- there are samples available online.

Dick

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