>> Thanks Bruce, I did look your page before but unfortunately it wont 
>> import
>> into either VB5 or VB.NET so I cant get a feeling of what to do.
>> I'll have a look at your files with a text editor to see if I can glean
>> anything from your files.
>
> You can mix VB/SoftWire controls all you want. SoftWire throws up "Warning
> this is not a SoftWire supported control", but it's simple to make them 
> all work
> together. I simply dropped the MSComm control on the form, and added my 
> own
> code.
>

I must be missing something, or its a dotnet thing.

if i add a button and led and dont wire them up and then add in vb manually


Private Sub Button1_PostRunBlock(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As 
System.EventArgs) Handles_ Button1.PostRunBlock

led1.value = true

end sub


if I then run it, nothing happens but if i manually add a wire between 
control_out of the button and the control_in of the led it will work.

so i seem to be having some kind of event handeling problem.

any ideas?


> Private Sub MSComm1_OnComm()
> CLed3.Value = True     ' Ping the LED to indicate serial activity
> If MSComm1.CommEvent = comEvReceive Then
> sData = MSComm1.Input ' Grab inbound serial data
> If Right$(sData, 2) <> vbCrLf Then ' Look for CR, LF
>    sData = vbNullString
> Else
>    CAnalogMeter1.Value = Left$(sData, 5) ' Grab 5 bytes before CR LF
>    Counts = Counts + 1                   ' Increment sample counts
>    Me.Caption = "   Sample Count [ " & Counts & " ]"
> End If
> End If
> Pause 5
> CLed3.Value = False
> End Sub
>
>> any other suggestions?
>
> I would try to get VB6 unless you prefer to go with .Net. I've tried .Net, 
> and I'll
> stick with VB6.


I've tried that before as i also disliked .Net but it means buying another 
copy of visualstudio.net plus 4 other microsoft products (i was told it 
could be a mouse driver) through an "autorised microsoft reseller" and then 
applying to microsoft for a version downgrade to VB6
 this is a very expensive option..


On the upside the Softwire controls for .Net look much much nicer....


Richard 

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