C / C++ / MFC

if (WaitCommEvent(hCom, &event, &obj))
{
    cout << "Character Detected! ";
    fsuccess = ReadFile (hCom, &data, 1, &transferred, &obj);
    if (fsuccess)
 	cout << "Character Read! Here it is: " << data;
    getch();
}
else
{
    if (GetLastError() == ERROR_IO_PENDING)
       	cout << "Still waiting";
    else
    {
       	cout << "Fatal error: " << GetLastError();
        getch();
        exit(1);
    }
}

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UINT PrintFile(LPVOID lParam)<br />
{<br />
	myApp *cc=(myApp*)lParam;<br />
  while(!stopprinting)<br />
  {	  <br />
    if(stopprinting)<br />
	{		<br />
		break;<br />
	}<br />
	cc->myClass->Print()<br />
  } <br />
  return 0;<br />
}<br />
<br />
void myApp::print()<br />
{<br />
....<br />
CWinThread *printingThread;  <br />
printingThread = AfxBeginThread(PrintFile,this);<br />
printingThread->m_bAutoDelete = FALSE;<br />
}<br />

<br />
void myClass::Print()<br />
{<br />
  for(int i=0;i<10;i++) <br />
{<br />
CString f=   array[i];<br />
 PrintFile(f); //send the file to printer<br />
 finishedprinting = false;<br />
 WaitForFilePrinted();<br />
finifhsedprinting = true;<br />
<br />
}<br />
}<br />

<br />
finishedprinting = true;<br />

<br />
UINT WaitForFilePrinted(LPVOID lParam)<br />
{<br />
	myClass *cc=(myClass*)lParam;<br />
  while(!finishedprinting)<br />
  {	  <br />
    if(finishedprinting)<br />
	{		<br />
		break;<br />
	}<br />
	cc->WaitForPrinter();<br />
  } <br />
  AfxEndThread(1);			<br />
  return 0;<br />
}<br />
void myClass::WaitForFilePrinted(void)<br />
{<br />
	CWinThread *printingThread;  <br />
	printingThread = AfxBeginThread(WaitForFilePrinted,this);<br />
	printingThread->m_bAutoDelete = FALSE;<br />
<br />
}<br />
<br />
void myClass::WaitForPrinter(void)<br />
{<br />
	while(!finishedprinting)<br />
		Sleep(500);<br />
}<br />