Another option is to use the ActiveX control CheapComm. You can
download the installer at:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...r/software.htm

I've put it on Excel 2000 and it seems to work OK so far, but I'm
still struggling with deciphering the code from the GPS download sheet
that is also available at the above site to make it work for my
application.

If any of the groups gurus have any insights or sample code, any
feedback would be appreciated.

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:29:44 GMT, Thomas Lutz wrote:

Excel does not come with the MSComm ActiveX control- it is provided
with Visual Studio 6. If you have it on your system but do not have
Visual Studio 6 installed, it also will not work because you do not
have a license to use it.

The easiest way to get serial data into an Excel spreadsheet would be
to use a 3rd party tool like WinWedge from TALtech.
WinWedge is an executable program that runs in the background and
feeds serial data directly to other programs either by stuffing the
keyboard buffer or by passing the data to other programs using Dynamic
Data Exchange (DDE). It also supports sending data out a serial port
as well.
For more information about WinWedge please visit:
http://www.taltech.com/products/winwedge.html


On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:54:24 -0700, "Wal"
wrote:

Is it possible to use VBA read and write to a serial port
for use in/from Excel?
Where can I look at sample code to learn how it is done?