PE>>> I also know that with the "MODE" command, it is
possible to change
 PE>>> the buffering on the com port.  I know mine is different from Paul
 PE>>> M's, but I can't remember how we found that out. Anyway, he had
 PE>>> something like BUFFER=AUTO whereas I had BUFFER=NONE (or something
 PE>>> like that, anyway). Suggestions, suggestions?  Basically, I want top
 PE>>> priority to be given to the Binkley task (has its own ICON) at all
 PE>>> times. Seeing as it is OS/2, it will only ask for time if it
 PE>>> genuinely needs it.

 RS>> Yeah, well, thats one area where the whole OS/2 high speed comms is a
 RS>> problem. Much of that sort of stuff makes very little sense. For
 RS>> example you cant just rationally say 'in this circumstance buffer
 RS>> should be xxx'. There have even been situations where the right thing
 RS>> with one version of the comms drivers is the wrong thing for another.
 RS>> Classic beta type stuff.

 PE>> Pardon?  What I want to say is "in THIS circumstance
(running Binkley
 PE>> and using COM.SYS as the driver"

 RS> Yeah but thats just what I meant, whats best depends on the version of
 RS> the COM.SYS you are using and the OS/2 version too at times. Classic
 RS> beta stuff.

 PE>> I want maximum priority given to the Binkley task.  I am more worried
 PE>> about stuff going out that stuff coming in, as the stuff coming in
 PE>> happens for 10 minutes every day at 5:45AM and doesn't really affect
 PE>> anyone. I'd still like to give it maximum priority (which it won't
 PE>> abuse anyway), but it's just not very important.

I now understand what you are saying, so let me rephrase my question.  I
have a task A and a task B.  Task A runs in the background, and I might
have task B in the foreground.  However, I want task A to have priority at
all times.  How do I tell OS/2 to do this?  BFN.

Paul

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