[RESOLVED] Use a class from FW2.0 in Studio 2003?

[belzona]

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.

[techgnome]

VS 2003 isn't FW2.0 compatible... it uses FW1.1. You'll need to get VS 2005 to get to the FW2.0 namespaces. MS is currently giving away their VB EXpress 2005 editions for free.

-tg

[Shaggy Hiker]

By the way, if you are looking for serial classes in .NET 2003, do a search on here. I posted three different freeware classes for reading com ports a few different times. I have used two of the three, and found they work pretty well. At the very least, since they come with source code, they would show you how to access the serial ports.

[belzona]

Thank you both - It was from this forum I found the alternatives to the MS omission of serial support. The one that looked most promising was the MS one (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en)

It bugs me that I can't get it to work, but i just stuffed the first Studio2005 CD in the drive as a deadline de-cloaked. I'll see how it will co-exist with 2003. Nothing like ramping up the learning curve.

[Shaggy Hiker]

It will co-exist without any problem. I've got it running side by side with 2003. No issues, no conflicts.

[techgnome]

I've got VB6, VB2003 and VB2005 all running in harmony side by side.

-tg