BUG: EV_RLSDS Event Does Not Indicate Current RLSD State

Last reviewed: April 12, 1995
Article ID: Q103636

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows, version 3.1

SUMMARY

The EV_RLSDS communications event is documented as indicating the current state of the RLSD (receive-line-signal-detect or carrier detect). However, this event is never set.

SYMPTOMS

If SetCommEventMask() is used to enable the EV_RLSDS event, when GetCommEventMask() is called, the EV_RLSDS bit will always be 0 (zero).

RESOLUTION

To get the absolute state of RLSD, use the MSRshadow. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q101417
   TITLE     : Accessing the Modem Status Register (MSR) in Windows

STATUS

This will not be fixed in the Windows 3.1 COMM.DRV.

Additional reference words: buglist3.10 3.10
KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: KrCommapi

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Last reviewed: April 12, 1995
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