Serial Port Access using axMSComm

[asam.reddy]

Hi,

I am trying to read serial port using the MSComm control in
VS.NET2003(refe rred from the VS6.0). I have the code already in VB6
which I am coding to C#.NET.

After setting all the required settings of the COM1 Port

Dim buffer As Variant
Dim arr() As Byte
Dim myByte as string
buffer = MSComm1.Input
arr=buffer
myByte=arr[0]

Then comes the calculation part.
if((int)myByte= ..)

For my first click on a drawing Board connected thru COM1, I am getting
myByte value as 132.(Same for all the initial clicks)

Now in C#,

string myByte=axMSComm 1.Input.ToStrin g();
ASCIIEncoding encoding=new ASCIIEncoding() ;
testByte=encodi ng.GetBytes(myB yte);
int myFirstPoint=(i nt)(testByte [0]);

I am not getting the value 132,rather i m geting 63.
Please can anyone let me know the reason for this?

Both codes work for the same purpose but with different outputs.
Because we do not have a variant in C#(object is present but..) I am
not able to cast to the required result..

Please help me out in this regard..

Thank you