does anyone know how i can watch usb (serial ports) for new activity (ie a device being plugged in or unplugged from port)
you can monitor the count of serial devices IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames().Count
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thanks for your reply. what event would fire this?
I am using Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. I use Access for my data base
none that i am aware of. you could use a timer and check it there.
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