Global ComNum As Long
Global bRead(255) As Byte

Type COMSTAT
        fCtsHold As Long
        fDsrHold As Long
        fRlsdHold As Long
        fXoffHold As Long
        fXoffSent As Long
        fEof As Long
        fTxim As Long
        fReserved As Long
        cbInQue As Long
        cbOutQue As Long
End Type

Type COMMTIMEOUTS
        ReadIntervalTimeout As Long
        ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Long
        ReadTotalTimeoutConstant As Long
        WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Long
        WriteTotalTimeoutConstant As Long
End Type

Type DCB
        DCBlength As Long
        BaudRate As Long
        fBinary As Long
        fParity As Long
        fOutxCtsFlow As Long
        fOutxDsrFlow As Long
        fDtrControl As Long
        fDsrSensitivity As Long
        fTXContinueOnXoff As Long
        fOutX As Long
        fInX As Long
        fErrorChar As Long
        fNull As Long
        fRtsControl As Long
        fAbortOnError As Long
        fDummy2 As Long
        wReserved As Integer
        XonLim As Integer
        XoffLim As Integer
        ByteSize As Byte
        Parity As Byte
        StopBits As Byte
        XonChar As Byte
        XoffChar As Byte
        ErrorChar As Byte
        EofChar As Byte
        EvtChar As Byte
End Type

Type OVERLAPPED
        Internal As Long
        InternalHigh As Long
        offset As Long
        OffsetHigh As Long
        hEvent As Long
End Type
Type SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
        nLength As Long
        lpSecurityDescriptor As Long
        bInheritHandle As Long
End Type

Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Declare Function GetLastError Lib "kernel32" () As Long
Declare Function ReadFile Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpBuffer As Any, ByVal nNumberOfBytesToRead As Long, lpNumberOfBytesRead As Long, lpOverlapped As Long) As Long
Declare Function WriteFile Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpBuffer As Any, ByVal nNumberOfBytesToWrite As Long, lpNumberOfBytesWritten As Long, lpOverlapped As Long) As Long
Declare Function SetCommTimeouts Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpCommTimeouts As COMMTIMEOUTS) As Long
Declare Function GetCommTimeouts Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpCommTimeouts As COMMTIMEOUTS) As Long
Declare Function BuildCommDCB Lib "kernel32" Alias "BuildCommDCBA" (ByVal lpDef As String, lpDCB As DCB) As Long
Declare Function SetCommState Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hCommDev As Long, lpDCB As DCB) As Long
Declare Function CreateFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal dwShareMode As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes As Long, ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Long, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Long, ByVal hTemplateFile As Long) As Long
Declare Function FlushFileBuffers Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long) As Long


Function fin_com()
    fin_com = CloseHandle(ComNum)
End Function

Function FlushComm()
    FlushFileBuffers (ComNum)
End Function

Function Init_Com(ComNumber As String, Comsettings As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo handelinitcom
    Dim ComSetup As DCB, Answer, Stat As COMSTAT, RetBytes As Long
    Dim retval As Long
    Dim CtimeOut As COMMTIMEOUTS, BarDCB As DCB
    ' Open the communications port for read/write (&HC0000000).
    ' Must specify existing file (3).
    ComNum = CreateFile(ComNumber, &HC0000000, 0, 0&, &H3, 0, 0)
    If ComNum = -1 Then
        MsgBox "Com Port " & ComNumber & " not available. Use Serial settings (on the main menu) to setup your ports.", 48
        Init_Com = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    'Setup Time Outs for com port
    CtimeOut.ReadIntervalTimeout = 20
    CtimeOut.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = 1
    CtimeOut.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 1
    CtimeOut.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 10
    CtimeOut.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 1
    retval = SetCommTimeouts(ComNum, CtimeOut)
    If retval = -1 Then
        retval = GetLastError()
        MsgBox "Unable to set timeouts for port " & ComNumber & " Error: " & retval
        retval = CloseHandle(ComNum)
        Init_Com = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    retval = BuildCommDCB(Comsettings, BarDCB)
    If retval = -1 Then
        retval = GetLastError()
        MsgBox "Unable to build Comm DCB " & Comsettings & " Error: " & retval
        retval = CloseHandle(ComNum)
        Init_Com = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    retval = SetCommState(ComNum, BarDCB)
    If retval = -1 Then
        retval = GetLastError()
        MsgBox "Unable to set Comm DCB " & Comsettings & " Error: " & retval
        retval = CloseHandle(ComNum)
        Init_Com = False
        Exit Function
    End If
    
    Init_Com = True
handelinitcom:
    Exit Function
End Function
