> Thanks for this link Bruce it looks really nice but I have some questions.
> 
> I've tried using the built-in comm blocks in softwire which seem to work but 
> I have to keep polling the comms to get my data which seems very kludgy.
> 
> How do I mix normal VB with softwire i.e. how do I pass variables?
> Can I use things like "MSComm1_OnComm()"

Here's the VB source for a project I did with SoftWire using the MCSomm
control with VB6 http://www.rentron.com/PicBasic/AD_Log.htm
 
> Alternatively has anyone seen any other nice GUI components to add-in to VB 
> projects like LED's knobs graphing/scope displays.
> 
> 
> ps I can only use VB5 or VB.NET

SoftWire runs on both VB6 and VB.NET. I haven't used it with .Net.

-Bruce
http://www.rentron.com



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