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4/8/2010

This function restores character transmission for a specified communications device and places the transmission line in a nonbreak state.

Syntax 

BOOL ClearCommBreak(
  HANDLE 
hFile
);

Parameters

hFile

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

Return Value

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

Remarks

A communications device is placed in a break state by the SetCommBreakor EscapeCommFunctionfunction.

Character transmission is suspended until the break state is cleared by calling the ClearCommErrorfunction.

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