input from com port?

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WTG

Need help again

Can an access database read information from an external source?

if I have a temp. or weigh indicator that sends information thur. the
com port, can an access form read the information and save to a table
when needed?

Thank you for your help?

WTG
 
With Access there is no easy way to read from the serial port directly
without writing some very complex code that calls the Windows API to
open the COM port.
The easiest way to input serial data into an Access database would be
to use a tool that is designed for the job.
You might want to look at a product called WinWedge from TAL
Technologies at :
http://www.taltech.com/products/winwedge.html

WinWedge is ideal for interfacing a weight indicator, temperature
sensor or any other RS232 instrument to an Access database.
 
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