OK, so I couldn't get the rs232 class from 101 examples to work... (Yes I'm new.)

Then there's the System.IO.Ports in the 2.0 framework, that I've installed, which includes a SerialPort Class.

Nice; I'm just going to reference/import System.IO.Ports and see if I'd have more luck. No. I can't even access .ports in Studio 2003.

Is this simply not possible, or (more likely) do I need to do this entirely different?

Any hints welcome.