Hi John, If you have D7 then get yourself a copy of Turbo Powers com library - Async Pro. You will find it easily just Google a bit Install it into Delphi and the rest will be very easy. Drop me a line off list if you want some help. Kind Regards Grant Brown John Ferrell wrote: > I own a Delphi 7 Professional Compiler so I will start there. First glance > at ComPort Library looks like it has been dormant awhile. Perhaps I am not > digging deep enough there. > > John Ferrell W8CCW > > "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do > nothing." -- Edmund Burke > http://DixieNC.US > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Blick" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 4:00 PM > Subject: Re: [PIC]PIC to PC interface > > > >> On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:38:33 -0400, "John Ferrell" >> said: >> >> >>> I have been partial to Microsoft products since the Delphi folks dumped >>> the casual users. C or its derivatives are OK, >>> >> Hi John, >> >> If you use Delphi or C++ Builder you can use AsyncPro(it's free) or >> ComPort Library >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/comport/ >> >> Free versions of Delphi and C++ are available. Although you can't add to >> the IDE in the free versions so it might be hard to use AsyncPro(and >> I've heard reports about it not always working properly in Delphi >> versions past 6, although it's been fine for me as I use Delphi 6). >> ComPort does work fine with the free versions. Here is a link to the >> free versions of Delphi and C++ Builder: >> >> http://turboexplorer.com/downloads >> >> Sorry I don't know about getting the serial port working in Visual >> Basic. If you find out how, please let us all know! >> >> Cheerful regards, >> >> Bob >> >> -- >> http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> > > > -- Kind Regards Grant Brown SiteDoc Pty Ltd mob: 0412 926 995 www.sitedoc.com.au __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email message together with any attachments is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email (or telephone SiteDoc Pty Ltd on +61 2 42291185) and immediately delete this email together with any attachments from your computer. If you are the intended recipient, you must not copy, disclose, reproduce or distribute this communication together with any attachments without the authority of SiteDoc Proprietary Limited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. Unless specifically stated by the sender as the views of SiteDoc Proprietary Limited, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and no responsibility will be borne by SiteDoc Proprietary Limited for its content or outcomes. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist