>Can someone outline a minimal procedure whereby I can use MSCOMM32.OCX to accept data input into a textbox, emulating user typed input? Is this harder than one would think? ;o)
>Frank

Frank,
If you're using a barcode scanner or similar hardware on the serial port, check with the manufacturer for software to emulate keyboard input. It should come WITH the scanner - I've used several brands, but all came with the keyboard emulator.