> Hi,
>> Has anyone written a simple Visual Basic program that will enable serial
>> data to be read directly into Excel


> I remember reading somewhere someone had wrapped MsComm and released it
> freeware, so you could probably find an alternative.

Exactly what I have done to display data from a PIC on Excel.
Here is the free wrapped MSComm:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/richard_grier/NETCommOCX.htm
and also how to use it.
I've used in on a project that has been put on hold for a while, so I'm
a bit rusted on what I did. Sorry, I can't release the code.
Also read on VB technical section of Microsoft how to use MSComm
(NetComm works exactly the same as MSComm, with the same commands, etc.).
Also read a bit on how to select and use ActiveX, to know how to install
NetComm into Excel and use it (I found it very easy to do).

Ask if you got questions, maybe your questions will make me remember
more. :)

Quentin

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