milesUK
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On Monday I posted a query about getting Excel to talk to an external interface connected to the USB - see http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=264511.
Although it has had 14 viewings
so far there have been no replies 
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This got me thinking about how much Excel is used to talk to devices connected to a PC and gathering data and/or controlling said device. I would imagine that it is quite small compared with what Excel was designed for.
The only one that I have created so far was a while ago; Excel uses the MSComm Control to talk to a modem on a Com port to send messages to scrolling LED displays around the company. It's crude but it does the job. Just! Sometimes needs must - VB is not available to me and the IT department would not have installed the application without much red tape.
EDIT:It is true that Excel is probably not the best tool for the job here.
Although it has had 14 viewings
so far there have been no replies .This got me thinking about how much Excel is used to talk to devices connected to a PC and gathering data and/or controlling said device. I would imagine that it is quite small compared with what Excel was designed for.
The only one that I have created so far was a while ago; Excel uses the MSComm Control to talk to a modem on a Com port to send messages to scrolling LED displays around the company. It's crude but it does the job. Just! Sometimes needs must - VB is not available to me and the IT department would not have installed the application without much red tape.
EDIT:It is true that Excel is probably not the best tool for the job here.
