Accesing the serial port

[RSH]

So far I have not found how to access the serial port to both send and recieve data.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is quite simple in basic<br>but VB plays by different rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can someone give me some sample code for at least sending data from the serial port.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;73 RSH

 

[MikeLacey]

Have a look at the MSComm control, here's some example code from the VB6 Help<br><FONT FACE=monospace><b><br>Private Sub Form_Load ()&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Buffer to hold input string<br>Dim Instring As String&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Use COM1.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.CommPort = 1<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data, and 1 stop bit.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.Settings = &quot;9600,N,8,1&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Tell the control to read entire buffer when Input&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' is used.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.InputLen = 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Open the port.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.PortOpen = True<br>' Send the attention command to the modem.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.Output = &quot;ATV1Q0&quot; & Chr$(13)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Ensure that <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' the modem responds with &quot;OK&quot;.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Wait for data to come back to the serial port.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DoEvents<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Buffer$ = Buffer$ & MSComm1.Input<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loop Until InStr(Buffer$, &quot;OK&quot; & vbCRLF)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Read the &quot;OK&quot; response data in the serial port.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' Close the serial port.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MSComm1.PortOpen = False<br>End Sub<br></font></b><br><br> <p>Mike<br><a href=mailto:michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com>michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com</a><br><a href=

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