Thanks. But isn't there a simple bit shift operator in VB? That would make
it beyond simple....

>
> Change the mscomm control to binary instead of ascii, and use byte
> arrays instead of strings.  There are functions for dealing with byte
> arrays that work just like the similar strings, ie midb, rightb, etc.
>
> How you send the two bytes depends on how the PIC receives the two
> bytes.  If the PIC expects the high byte first, MSB first,
> then you can
> simply do:
>
> MyByteArray = value / 256;
> MyByteArray = MyByteArray & (value mod 256)  ' mod or modb might be a
> function, check it out.
> mscomm.send MyByteArray
>
> This ought to work for you.  Good luck!
>
> -Adam
> I'm having
> fun trying to
> >get 16 bits out of VB into a PIC in two MSCOMM strings.

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