Detecting a ring (MSComm)

I am dialing a number to another computer / person, using the mscomm ocx, I need to know if their is away to detect if it is ringing on the other side and if so how many rings, the same with a busy signal. is thier a way to do this with the mscomm ocx? if not what can I use to do it?

Thank you,
Jeremy

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try with this

Dim buffer as variant
Mscomm1.inputlen=0
Buffer=Mscomm1.input

If instr(buffer,"Busy") then

put your code here
end if
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I am dialing a number to another computer / person, using the mscomm ocx, I need to know if their is away to detect if it is ringing on the other side and if so how many rings, the same with a busy signal. is thier a way to do this with the mscomm ocx? if not what can I use to do it?

Thank you,
Jeremy

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[email protected]

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