On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:27:18 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>Are there any extensions of HTML to send commands thru the serial port of =
the PC from a browser window?  I was asked this, and thought....maybe?  Thi=
s guy wants to create buttons, etc and use it to send serial commands to so=
me hardware for setup and diagnostics.  I told him VB can do this, but he i=
snt a hard core programmer but can do HTML thru the many WYSIWUG programs.

I use VB for this sort of thing - one handy trick is to set it up so the se=
rial string is in the tag
field of the button - that way you can add new buttons & change strings wit=
hout any code chages.=20

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