New User: Controlling Comm Ports From Access??? (1 Viewer)

[H4KSY]

First Off Hi to everybody, Have only just found this forum & it looks very usefull.

I need to be able to send data to a comm port - I am assuming there is an Active X control for this somewhere but I have had no luck downloading one.

Can anyone point me to a download site for Active X?

Any information on controlling COMM ports would be greatly appreciated,

Regards,

Richard.

 

[H4KSY]

Oh - Has to be Access 97, Cheers

 

[Autoeng]

Several articles here http://msdn.microsoft.com/default.asp

Search for "comm port"

Autoeng

 

[H4KSY]

Thanks but I tried there....

Doesn't seem to ba an Active X download for access though???

 

[Autoeng]

Found one for sale at www.active-x.com (search on comm port).

Someone probably has it for free. I searched on Active X using AltaVista and this was one of the first to come up. Perhaps if you search for Active X comm port you'll get there quicker.

Autoeng

 

[Autoeng]

Found it. http://www.yes-tele.com/mscomm.html

Enjoy

Autoeng

 

[H4KSY]

Thanks a lot man....I was wandering if the ActiveX from VB would work in access.

So thats the control sorted....now I got to make it control one of those scrolling LED signs - should be fun,

Thanks Again,

Richard.

 

[H4KSY]

Oh right...

I can register the control OK but when I try to create one on a form I get the error:

You do not have the license required to use this ActiveX control !

Anyone know a way round this??? - I might try installing VB but I dont have it to hand

 

[Autoeng]

From the website

If you get a licensing error the only way we know to get the licensing is to install VB 6 Professional. Microsoft Technical Support and Sales Staff was of no use when we tried find out how to register or purchase the Comm control.

Let me look around a little more. Maybe I'll find another version that will work.

Autoeng

 

[Autoeng]

Start here: http://dbforums.com/archives/t262822.html

Maybe here: http://www.input-drivers.com/drivers/54/54497.htm

or here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q154741

I searched using "MScomm32"

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[H4KSY]

Cheers for the links mate

I think I will just try & dig out a copy of VB & install it though,

Thanks again.