Serial Port Communication

[Mark Valk]

Hello, can anyone point me in the right direction for communicating with
a serial port from within MS-Access? I have searched the web and cannot
find anything that will help me get started. The help screens within Access
are also not being helpful. Basically, all I am wanting to do is send and
receive signals (on and off) from a serial port relay box (a COM I/O box).
Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark


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[Tom van Stiphout]

On Thu, 13 May 2004 09:21:09 -0400, "Mark Valk"
<mv***@valkindustries.com> wrote:

Use mscomm.ocx already on your computer.
-Tom.

Hello, can anyone point me in the right direction for communicating with
a serial port from within MS-Access? I have searched the web and cannot
find anything that will help me get started. The help screens within Access
are also not being helpful. Basically, all I am wanting to do is send and
receive signals (on and off) from a serial port relay box (a COM I/O box).
Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark


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[Mark Valk]

Thanks much, it looks like that is what I was looking for...I just didn't
know it existed for sure and what it was called.

Appreciate it,
Mark

"Tom van Stiphout" <to*****@no.spam.cox.net> wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 May 2004 09:21:09 -0400, "Mark Valk"
<mv***@valkindustries.com> wrote:

Use mscomm.ocx already on your computer.
-Tom.

Hello, can anyone point me in the right direction for communicating witha serial port from within MS-Access? I have searched the web and cannot
find anything that will help me get started. The help screens within Accessare also not being helpful. Basically, all I am wanting to do is send andreceive signals (on and off) from a serial port relay box (a COM I/O box).Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark


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[Tony Toews]

"Mark Valk" <mv***@valkindustries.com> wrote:

Hello, can anyone point me in the right direction for communicating with
a serial port from within MS-Access? I have searched the web and cannot
find anything that will help me get started. The help screens within Access
are also not being helpful. Basically, all I am wanting to do is send and
receive signals (on and off) from a serial port relay box (a COM I/O box).

To add to Tom's posting.see the Serial Port Communications page at my web site.
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/serialport.htm

Tony
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[Peter Steimann[MVP Access]]

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"Mark Valk" <mv***@valkindustries.com> wrote:

Hello, can anyone point me in the right direction for
communicating with
a serial port from within MS-Access? I have searched the web and
cannot
find anything that will help me get started. The help screens within
Access
are also not being helpful. Basically, all I am wanting to do is send
and
receive signals (on and off) from a serial port relay box (a COM I/O
box).

To add to Tom's posting.see the Serial Port Communications page at my
web site.
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/serialport.htm

....and download open codesamples (unfortunately in german) at
www.accessproipool.de

Peter

[Bill Elgie]

Try CrystalComm from Crystal Software inc., it's excellent. I've tried
WinWedge but have to say that I found Crystal faster & easier to use.
Plus WinWedge has a single user licence only so yo will have to add
£350 or so to each user for their licence. So if you update an app
with a comms function for 5 users then they have to pay about another
£1800 before you're charges, not always possible. Crystal's is a
purchase & issue plus as I say easier to use & setup.

Regards Bill