Instead of MSComm in VB6 what we can use in VB.NET

[remya1000]

I’m tring to convert a VB6 program to VB.NET. This a Caller ID program.

In VB6 its using MSComm. So when an calls comes, it will check the user, phone number, number of rings, incomming calls, outgoing calls, no answered calls, time off Hook, time on Hook etc… and incoming call, Outgoing calls, no answered call details will be saved in different database.

I couldn’t find MSComm in VB.NET. Instead of MSComm what I can use in VB.NET for checking Caller ID details. I’m not getting any idea, I searched lots. But not getting any idea.
So if you have any idea please let me know. that will be a great help for me.

Thanks in advance.

[JosAH]

Greetings, you should've posted your question in the .NET Forum section, not
in the .NET Articles section. I'll move your question for you.

kind regards,

Jos

[Plater]

Was MSComm a phonedialer/modem handler?

[remya1000]

oh... sorry i did a mistake.. thanks for reminding that Jos.

Greetings, you should've posted your question in the .NET Forum section, not
in the .NET Articles section. I'll move your question for you.

kind regards,

Jos

[remya1000]

its a modem handler.

if you have any idea please let me know.

thanks for your reply.

Was MSComm a phonedialer/modem handler?

[Plater]

Well, .Net2.0 has serialport objects that you can use if they help.

If not, here's a link to exmamples on how to use mscomm in your project
http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/SerialComm.asp

[remya1000]

i'm using Visual Studio 2003.
i'm new to this programming. so if the question i'm asking is wrong, don't feel bad.
Is the serial port you mentioned is WinSock. that used to send and receive messages. i used WinSock for connecting two machines to send and receive messages by taking remote host, remote port, remote host ip. whether i can use WinSock for getting details of caller Id.

thanks in advance.

[Plater]

Well winsock was just a wrapper for a socket
(System.Net.Sockets.Socket)

If all you need is that then you're fine. If you actually need to talk to a modem, then you'll have to follow the steps for importing mscomm into your project.

[remya1000]

thanks a lot. i check the link you send to me. its really help me to add MSComm to my program.

thanks a lot for that link and for your help.