I have just upgraded my computer to Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET
2003 from Windows 2000 and VB 6. I have been looking around VB .NET and
can't seem to find the MSCOMM componet. Has the method to access the
serial ports in VB .NET changed ? I have read that you can use VB 6 COM
objects in VB .NET but I was hoping that Microsoft had a .NET solution
for accessing the serial ports.
Also is there a good reference on how to communicate with USB devices ?
Thanks for you help.
John
Ken Tucker [MVP] - 18 Oct 2004 01:33 GMT
Hi,
In the vb.net resource kit there is the free sax.net community
edition control. It supports sending and recieving from serial ports.
Maybe that will help.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx
Ken
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I have just upgraded my computer to Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET
2003 from Windows 2000 and VB 6. I have been looking around VB .NET and
can't seem to find the MSCOMM componet. Has the method to access the
serial ports in VB .NET changed ? I have read that you can use VB 6 COM
objects in VB .NET but I was hoping that Microsoft had a .NET solution
for accessing the serial ports.
Also is there a good reference on how to communicate with USB devices ?
Thanks for you help.
John
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] - 18 Oct 2004 09:27 GMT
"John" <John@none.com> schrieb:
> Has the method to access the serial ports in VB .NET changed ?
Thomas Scheidegger's Serial Port FAQ (in German)
<URL:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=O2UyhTLvDHA.1680%40TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>
.NET 2.0 will provide support for accessing the serial port:
'SerialPort' Class
<URL:http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/ref/ns/system.io.ports/c/serialport/ser
ialport.aspx>

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