open driver
Type
command
Summary
Establishes a connection to a device so you can send data to it or get data from it.
Syntax
open driver <driverName> [for [{[<encoding>] text | binary}] {update | read | write}]
Description
Use the open driver command to communicate with USB devices, devices attached to a serial port other than the modem and printer port, and other peripheral devices.
If you don't specifyormode, the driver is opened in text mode. (For most devices, you should use binary mode.)
Use the read form to open the driver for reading. If the driver is opened for reading, you can use the read from driver command to get data from the device, but you can't send data to it.
Use the write form to open the driver for writing. If the driver is opened for writing, you can use the write to driver command to send data to the device but you can't read from it.
Use the update form to open the driver for both reading and writing. If the driver is opened for update, you can use both the read from driver and write to driver commands to send data to the device or get data from it.
On Unix systems, devices can be addressed as part of the file system. This means that on such systems, the following two statements are equivalent:
Because OS X is based on Unix, you can use the open file command, as mentioned above, as a replacement for open driver on OS X systems.
On Windows systems, the open driver command is equivalent to the open file command when the driverName is COM1:, COM2:, etc.
If the device is a serial port, you can set the serialControlString property to specify the speed, parity, and other settings. Set the serialControlString before using the open driver command.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
driverName | The driverName specifies the name of a device driver that's installed on the system. | |
encoding | enum | The encoding to be used.
|
Examples
open driver "/dev/cu.modem" for binary write
open driver (line 3 of it) for text read
open driver "COM2:"
Related
command: write to driver, open file
control structure: function
glossary: property, Unix, statement, command, peripheral device, OS X
keyword: COMn:
property: serialControlString, recordInput
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.1.1
OS
mac
windows
linux
Platforms
desktop
server