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4/8/2010

This function sets the timeout parameters for all read and write operations on a specified communications device.

Syntax 

BOOL SetCommTimeouts(
  HANDLE 
hFile,
  LPCOMMTIMEOUTS 
lpCommTimeouts
);

Parameters

hFile

[in] Handle to the communications device returned by the CreateFilefunction.

lpCommTimeouts

[in] Long pointer to a COMMTIMEOUTSstructure that contains the new time-out values.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To obtain extended error information, call the GetLastErrorfunction.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Library Serdev.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also