Jan, I think you are right. I originally was checking both the result and it and somewhere along the way just focused on it. So I will append the in 2 secs and check the result.
Thanks for the heads up on this. Let you know what happens. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Jan 21, 2011, at 9:05 AM, Jan Schenkel wrote: > --- On Thu, 1/20/11, Thomas McGrath III <mcgra...@mac.com> wrote: >> Actually, as long as data is coming >> from the Arduino the app works. The data comes in and fills >> the field. But after the data stops being sent the system >> hangs. Until I push the button on the Arduino to send more >> data in which case the beach ball goes away and the new data >> gets received again. >> >> It's like as long as data keeps everything is fine. I can >> even close the port in the middle of getting data but If it >> gets to the end of the current stream the system hangs and I >> can't even close the port. I put code in to close the port >> after data stops and that is working I think but the system >> still hangs like it's waiting for more. >> >> >> -- Tom McGrath III >> > > Your 'read' is blocking the rest of the application. Try appending 'in 2 > seconds" to the end of each 'read' statement, and check the result to see if > it is 'time out' before processing the context of the special local variable > 'it'. > > I shot myself in the foot with that during my experiment of running a java > helper app for JmDNS. > > HTH, > > Jan Schenkel. > ===== > Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode > www.quartam.com > > ===== > "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." > (La Rochefoucauld) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
