where can I find an active x controller to access serial port ?

[netwalker1]

I can't access the serial port from the Visual Basic..<br>
how can I ??<br>

 

[DougP]

MSComm comes with VB<br>
Click &quot;Project&quot; menu &quot;Components&quot;<br>
look for Microsft Comm Control<br>
<br>
Here is some code for it<br>
<br>
Private Sub MSComm1_OnComm()<br>
'put this in the sub above<br>
Static Buffer As String<br>
If MSComm1.CommEvent = 2 Then<br>
Buffer = Buffer & MSComm1.Input<br>
If InStr(Buffer, Chr$(13)) Then<br>
Text1 = Left$(Buffer, Len(Buffer) - 1) ' strip off chr$(13) cariage return<br>
<br>
Buffer = &quot;&quot;<br>
End If<br>
End If<br>
End Sub<br>

 

[positran]

Saxcomm makes a good 3rd party control that can be plugged in with little trouble. It has many more features than MSComm including built in protocols like Xmodem and Ymodem. Although fairly expensive I have used it and there is a 30 day trial.

 

[netwalker1]

Thanx positran <br>
But I can't use the trial version in my work,<br>
beside that the Mscomm works so good Till Now ))

 

[lodro]

see <A HREF="

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/"

TARGET="_new">

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/</A><br>

some freeware controls for serial communication.<br>
his book is a good resource also.<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
/lodro