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I have a scale that attached to my pc, i created a vb program using mscomm it's not working, i copied several programs from internet and it's not working. do i need to buy another software that can read the serial port. how can i make the program work. HELP. please send the answer to my email address
Feb 14 '07 #1
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I have a scale that attached to my pc, i created a vb program using mscomm it's not working, i copied several programs from internet and it's not working. do i need to buy another software that can read the serial port. how can i make the program work. HELP. please send the answer to my email address
I think you need to first narrow down where the problem is. Perhaps the serial port isn't working, or isn't switched on, or is blocked by some sort of security software.

Have a look around for diagnostic utilities.
Feb 15 '07 #2

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