Re: Excel-RS232 via Cheapcomm: Where?

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:33:06 -0400, CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

antedeluvian51 wrote:

mscomm32.ocx is often a headache. The only sure way is to install
VB6 (I am not sure if you need the professional or enterprise
editions for the registration to occur). You can in fact uninstall
VB6 immediately afterwards without ever having used it, and the
registration will still stick. I guess you could do this with a
borrowed copy without violating the copyright.

I fail to see any reason for anyone to put up with these
shenanigans. Linux is still available, at a reasonable price, with
a reasonable license.

What has that got to do with the OP's question? Why is it that linux
bigots can never answer the question, but rather just dodge it with
some completely irrelevant drivel. If Joerg wanted to use linux, then
Joerg would have used linux because Joerg is more than competent to do
so, but that is not what was asked.

To deal with the original question, the mscomm ocx can be used if the
application is packaged, but unfortunately you will need a copy of VB
to do this. The other solutions is to track down the registry key that
mscomm uses to validate itself buy using a regmon (sysinternals) or
whatever the new version is called.

Failing all of that, then you can use the win32 api, but this would be
a pain in VB if you don't have a great deal of interfacing with the
API.

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