How to access serial ports in VB .NET 2003 ?

J

John

I have just upgraded my computer to Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET
2003 from Windows 2000 and VB 6. I have been looking around VB .NET and
can't seem to find the MSCOMM componet. Has the method to access the
serial ports in VB .NET changed ? I have read that you can use VB 6 COM
objects in VB .NET but I was hoping that Microsoft had a .NET solution
for accessing the serial ports.

Also is there a good reference on how to communicate with USB devices ?

Thanks for you help.

John
 
K

Ken Tucker [MVP]

Hi,

In the vb.net resource kit there is the free sax.net community
edition control. It supports sending and recieving from serial ports.
Maybe that will help.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx

Ken
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I have just upgraded my computer to Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET
2003 from Windows 2000 and VB 6. I have been looking around VB .NET and
can't seem to find the MSCOMM componet. Has the method to access the
serial ports in VB .NET changed ? I have read that you can use VB 6 COM
objects in VB .NET but I was hoping that Microsoft had a .NET solution
for accessing the serial ports.

Also is there a good reference on how to communicate with USB devices ?

Thanks for you help.

John
 

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