>>>I would like to capture some serial data from COM1 (continuous stream) into a text file as a part of a VFP program.
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>>>Is there a straightforward way of doing this, short of buying a third party application?
>>>
>>>TIA
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>>Hi Micheal ,
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>>Take a look on the activeX from M$ (comm32)
>>But why the COM1 generaly it is for the mouse ???
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>>Hope this help
>>Rocky Boy...
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>I cannot find any mention of comm32, either on the VFP5 CD, the VB4 CD, the Mickey$oft web site nor on the MSDN CD's. Any suggestions regarding where I might find it, and documentation?
>
>TIA

In VFP main menu click TOOLS+OPTIONS then click the CONTROLS tab and check the activeX checkbox. scroll down the list until you see "Microsoft communications control". Make sure it is checked and click ok or "save as default". Then in your form controls toolbar click on the books and select activex controls, which will display all controls checked in the options form mentioned above.
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