Hi
I was wondering if anyone knows how to close the COM port w/o{*filter*}
up the modem after it has already connected.  I'm using the MSCOMM VBX
supplied with VB3 Professional Edition.  I need my program to login to
another computer (responding to a series of prompts and sending
commands), then after it has reached a certain prompt, close the port
(but dont hang-up the modem), run another program with will open the
port and do its thing.  I've got everything done except my program
hangs the modem up everytime i close the port.  Any help/insight would
be greatly appreciated.  If possible please respond via email.

Thanks in advance,
Ojas Patel

Hi Ojas!

I dont't know much about the hardware of modems or com ports, but I am
sure that
that what you want to do cannot work. If two modems are connected, one
modem must
registry the "carrier detect tone" of the other modem all the time, but If
you cut the
connection between your computer and the modem, there is no reason for
your modem
to send "carrier detect tone" anymore, because it thinks it is not in use
by your computer. This is only a theory, so don't think I am a wise
cracker, please!

Byte...

Jakob