>>>I see.
>>>Do I also need something like this in my class:
>>

>>>poComReader = ''
>>>PROCEDURE INIT
>>>	This.poComReader = CREATEOBJECT('MSCOMMLib.MSComm')
>>>	WITH This.poComReader
>>>		.CommPort = 8
>>>		.Settings = "9600,N,8,1"
>>>		.InputLen = 1
>>>		.PortOpen = .T.
>>>	ENDWITH	
>>>	EVENTHANDLER(This.poComReader, This)
>>>ENDPROC
>>

I never used this ActiveX control so cannot tell which settings you would need to get it to work.
> I think my question was about EVENTHANDLER. Where do I put that line? In the class definition?

You may want to check http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~MsComm32~VFP and http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~ClassNotLicensedForUse~VFP