Used 2008 Visual Studio Basic, took a while to sort out the bugs.
1: Used the sample "COMM PORT" code as a starting point. It checks for=20
available COM ports, and then for a modem to respond to "AT" command to=20
select the COM port to use. Then you can click to send either "AT", or=20
your own string.
2: Modified the form to display the 5 parameters that were of interest=20
in the PIC's output string. This went quick
3: Added COM ports to check from 4 to 14. Easy too.
4: Changed the "AT" string to the PIC's command to send data string. OK.
5: The CommPort.read statement does one byte at a time to a byte array.=20
Took a more than a little time to get that to a string variable, which=20
then was broken up with the "MID" command, and displayed with "VAL" and=20
"Formatnumber" commands. This shouldn't have taken so long, but=20
documentation and help are not user friendly. Also could have done this=20
area by just working with the Bytes until printing, but thought they way=20
I ended was more user friendly for picking up later.

The resulting EXE build works well. Thinking of using the Visual Studio=20
Basic on a computer hooked to TV to get good local weather. Nice big=20
buttons and text to click. :)

I thought Visual Studio Basic was neat, but the actual code is much=20
different than Basic. Maybe should have went with the C++. It draws you=20
in beyond the point of changing, then gets hard to get last last bit. :(

Remember, I'm just a hobbiest. :)

And thanks for all the help.  :) :)
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