Serial port accessing using Visual Basic 6

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Does anyone knows how to access serial port using VB6? i need it on my automation project

thanks
 

Hi,
You can use function OnCom() and see example in MSDN.
best regard.
 

delimav said:
Does anyone knows how to access serial port using VB6? i need it on my automation project

thanks

It is simple to do using the MSComm control. The only drawback
is that it only works with the professional/enterprise editions
of Visual Basic.

There is a freeware alternative to MSComm here:

**broken link removed**

If you will be working with the serial port, I highly recommend
the book Serial Port Complete by Jan Axelson. Money well spent.

Good luck with your project.

Nick
 

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