ModbusTCPCom1.write returns a value, what is it?

[scott.clark]

When executing:

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dim strReturn as string
 strReturn = ModbusTCPCom1.write(PLCTagAddress,Value)

What does the value returned represent?  its typically a varying number between 250 and 300.

I was looking for a way to detect when the target PLC is not communicating. 

With a ModbusTCPCom1.read, if there is no communications, there is and exception the can be handled with at Try/Catch.

I haven't been able to figure out how to validate that a ModbusTCPCom1.write is successful.

[Alpaslan]

Try this.

       Try
         ModbusTCPCom1.write(PLCTagAddress,Value)
       Catch ex As Exception
           System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Couldn't write to PLC. Error: " & ex.Message)
       End Try

[Archie]

The value returned is a transaction ID that can be used in the Error and DataReceived events.

[scott.clark]

Thanks for the explanation!