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From: TMC via AccessMonster.com on 28 Apr 2010 19:56
I wrote an app. on my laptop running Windows 98 and Access 2002 (SP3). The
form contains an MS comm control 6.0 (SP3) referencing Com1. I can read the
port from the laptop but when I load the program on my desktop, running
Windows XP (SP2) and Access 2002 (SP3), I don't get any errors but I also
don't receive any data from the scale device. I've re-registerd MScomm32.ocx
and reloaded Vbctrls.reg but still can't read the data. I can view the data
using Hyperterminal. I don't have the KB referenced in other posts
pertaining to the Killbits. Is there a difference between 98 and XP that I'm
blindly missing?

Thanks
TMC

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From: Arvin Meyer [MVP] on 29 Apr 2010 01:45
I don't know why this particular combination won't work. The real expert on
the comm control is MVP Richard Grier:

http://www.hardandsoftware.net/

I can tell you that there is a massive difference between Win 98 and Win XP.
Win 98 is actually a shell on top of DOS, while Win XP is a true 32 bit OS.
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"TMC via AccessMonster.com" <u42299(a)uwe> wrote in message
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>I wrote an app. on my laptop running Windows 98 and Access 2002 (SP3). The
> form contains an MS comm control 6.0 (SP3) referencing Com1. I can read
> the
> port from the laptop but when I load the program on my desktop, running
> Windows XP (SP2) and Access 2002 (SP3), I don't get any errors but I also
> don't receive any data from the scale device. I've re-registerd
> MScomm32.ocx
> and reloaded Vbctrls.reg but still can't read the data. I can view the
> data
> using Hyperterminal. I don't have the KB referenced in other posts
> pertaining to the Killbits. Is there a difference between 98 and XP that
> I'm
> blindly missing?
>
> Thanks
> TMC
>
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> Message posted via AccessMonster.com
> http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-formscoding/201004/1
>


From: TMC via AccessMonster.com on 29 Apr 2010 09:42
Thanks for the reply Arvin

I understand the design differences between 98 and XP, I was referencing the
activex installation procedure between the two. It seemed to be an easy
resolution to add the mscomm32.ocx to the form and write a few lines of code
to handle the input. I guess in a perfect world....

TMC

Arvin Meyer [MVP] wrote:
>I don't know why this particular combination won't work. The real expert on
>the comm control is MVP Richard Grier:
>
>http://www.hardandsoftware.net/
>
>I can tell you that there is a massive difference between Win 98 and Win XP.
>Win 98 is actually a shell on top of DOS, while Win XP is a true 32 bit OS.
>>I wrote an app. on my laptop running Windows 98 and Access 2002 (SP3). The
>> form contains an MS comm control 6.0 (SP3) referencing Com1. I can read
>[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>> Thanks
>> TMC

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