>I have a scale connected to com1. I have tried to use mscomm and an activeX control someone from this site recommended io.ocx from Stephen Payne. I have tried both in vain.
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>I have the correct baudrate, databits, parity and stopbits set.
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>Using either mscomm or io.ocx the return string I get is "".
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>I can't believe there isn't someone out there who has successfully accomplished this task.
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>Some good old fashion code sharing would be greatly appreciated. I don't believe in re-inventing the wheel!
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>Any help - beyond "use mscomm" would be wonderful.
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>Jill Lindgren

Try here for some example code : http://www.levelextreme.com/wconnect/wc.dll?UniversalThread~?2,54,19,651

In addition to Ed's advice, is the cable to the scale properly configured? Can you get any data from the scale using S. Payne's sample form? It is a great troubleshooting tool for comm ports by itself.