WaitForIncomingData2 Method

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Waits for any data to come from the host during which time the keyboard is disabled.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

expression.WaitForIncomingData2( _
   ByVal timeout As Integer _
) As ReturnCode

where expression is a variable that represents a Screen Object

Parameters

timeout: wait timeout value (milliseconds). Value of 0 indicates wait indefinitely.

Return Value

One of the following ReturnCode enumeration values.

Member	Description
Cancelled	Cancelled.
Error	Error.
PermissionRequired	Permission is required.
Success	Success.
Timeout	Timeout condition.
Truncated	The text is truncated.

Example

This example waits for the response from the host after a controlkey is sent in the VT terminal.

Visual Basic

Private Sub Screen_ControlKeySent(ByVal sender As Variant, ByVal Key As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_OpenSystems.ControlKeyCode)
    
    Dim text As String
    
    'Print the control key that sent the command
    Debug.Print "key " & Key
    
    'When text is received by the VT terminal from the host, print the screen
    If ThisScreen.WaitForIncomingData2(1000) = ReturnCode_Success Then
    
        text = ThisScreen.GetText2(1, 1, ThisScreen.DisplayRows, ThisScreen.DisplayColumns)
        
        Debug.Print text
        
    End If
  
End Sub

Reference

Screen Object
Screen Members

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