Serial Port Comm with Web Application

[mutlyp]

I am in desperate need here.
I need a way to have a weight scale, that is connected to a serial port on a client machine, send it's weight to a web application sitting on a server.
Now this is in house so it's on an intranet.
I have searched the web but can not find anything on how to do this. I keep reading that the only way to do this is by creating an ActiveX component that I can reference on the web application.
I have no experience in creating ActiveX components but I am very good at VB. But I have no clue on how to do this.
First is what I am asking even possible?
If it is PLEASE let me know how it's done.
Like I said in desperate need PLEASE HELP
Thank You

 

[Foada]

How much data does the weight scale send via the serial port? Where did you read that you should use an ActiveX control? Do you have a link that I could take a look at? I have done extensive work with serial communications in VB as well as ActiveX in VB but I have not tried to do what I think it is that the web article(s) are talking about.

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