>Thank you, Borislav. I hope someone will point to a sample program or an article describing how these type of applications are done.

Check

Serial Data Parameters Detector for VFP File #19165

Good practice in using MSCOMM.OCX in VFP File #9636

Basic Serial Communication with MSCOMM File #9336

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~MsComm32

There're also a few third party components available for VFP:

CommTools from Magna Carta Software www.magnacartasoftware.com

Windows Serial Communication Component Library from MarshalSoft http://www.marshallsoft.com/

I/O ActiveX Control from JSPayne of Cortland NY http://www.jspayne.com/io/index.html

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