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Hi,
What is the syntax in VBA to open a serial port and read some data from it? Thanks.
What is the syntax in VBA to open a serial port and read some data from it? Thanks.
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If the serial port is, say, COM1 (in old DOS/PC terms), you would use
Open "COM1:" for input as file #1
You need to know the correct device name. Other than that, it is usually pretty simple. However, a word of caution. VBA will treat the action as SYNCHRONOUS - so if there is a long delay associated with the port, your program might appear to go nowhere for a long time.
Open "COM1:" for input as file #1
You need to know the correct device name. Other than that, it is usually pretty simple. However, a word of caution. VBA will treat the action as SYNCHRONOUS - so if there is a long delay associated with the port, your program might appear to go nowhere for a long time.
