liung012
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create an ActiveXEXE to get input from a device through serial comm?
Hi, i wanna create an activeXEXE to get input from a device through serial comm port?
I mean,I'll be always to fact serial comm programmin. get data from same device. So, i don't need to write again the coding for that. you may be ask "why do you have to crate an activeXEXE? why not an activeXDLL?"
that answer is because my application (main application) has a routine task on every second. that it'll not disturb the routine.
actually, i have created what i excatly wanted, but i couldn't fire my event in the mssomm1_event (recieve event). it could open/close port, just couldn't get input from device.
oh ya, I have PCI communication Port installed to my computer (Port 5 and 6). but when i scanned using mscomm i just got 2 default comm port (1 and 2). My pci comm port is RS485.
does mscomm has limited to 4 ports (1,2,3,4) ?
Please help me to solve this problem..
thanks..
Liung012
I mean,I'll be always to fact serial comm programmin. get data from same device. So, i don't need to write again the coding for that. you may be ask "why do you have to crate an activeXEXE? why not an activeXDLL?"
that answer is because my application (main application) has a routine task on every second. that it'll not disturb the routine.
actually, i have created what i excatly wanted, but i couldn't fire my event in the mssomm1_event (recieve event). it could open/close port, just couldn't get input from device.
oh ya, I have PCI communication Port installed to my computer (Port 5 and 6). but when i scanned using mscomm i just got 2 default comm port (1 and 2). My pci comm port is RS485.
does mscomm has limited to 4 ports (1,2,3,4) ?
Please help me to solve this problem..
thanks..
Liung012
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The mscomm control supports comm ports 1 up to 16.
You could try calling:
Setting the MS Comm Control CommPort Property to 4 (and next 5).
Call the PortOpen method of the MS Comm Control.
If the PortOpen is True then MSComm can access the Port, if false there is a problem.
I have included some sample code:
For i = 0 To 6
MSComm1.CommPort = i
MSComm1.PortOpen = True
If Not MSComm1.PortOpen Then
str = "Comm Port " & i & " is unavailable."
lstUnavailable.AddItem str
lstUnavailable.AddItem Err.Description
Else
str = "Comm Port " & i & " is available."
lstAvailable.AddItem str
End If
Me.Refresh
Err.Clear
MSComm1.PortOpen = False
Next i
EamonK.