vba-OnComm event does not trigger

Tornado1981

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I'm trying to get the input of a 3g modem when it receives sms.This is the code I'm using to trap any incoming sms.

Code:
[LEFT][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Private[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Sub[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] MSComm1_OnComm[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]()[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]
   [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Select[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Case[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] MSComm1[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit].[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]CommEvent
      [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Case[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] comEvReceive
         [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Do[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]While[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] MSComm1[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit].[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]InBufferCount [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]>[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#7d2727][FONT=inherit]0[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]
            strInput [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]=[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] strInput [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]&[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] MSComm1[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit].[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]Input
         [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Loop[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]

         Sheets[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#7d2727][FONT=inherit]"Sheet1"[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]).[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]Range[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#7d2727][FONT=inherit]"A1"[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]).[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]Text [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]=[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit] strInput
   [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]End[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Select[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#303336][FONT=inherit]
[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]End[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#101094][FONT=inherit]Sub[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]

Regardless the code, the event does not fire as if nothing is received.What am I missing here?Thank u.
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Hieloo,
you will need to release and do the event
Code:
PrivateSub MSComm1_OnComm()
   SelectCase MSComm1.CommEvent
      Case comEvReceive
         DoWhile MSComm1.InBufferCount >0
            strInput = strInput & MSComm1.Input
         do events
loop

         Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Text = strInput
   EndSelect
End Sub
 
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Code:
Option Explicit

PrivateSub MSComm1_OnComm()
   SelectCase MSComm1.CommEvent
      Case comEvReceive
         DoWhile MSComm1.InBufferCount > 0
            strInput = strInput & MSComm1.Input
         DoEvents  ' that should be DoEvents
Loop

         Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Text = strInput
   EndSelect
End Sub
 
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I'm afraid that i wasn't clear enough
The problem here is that WHATEVER the code is.. the event itself isn't triggerd
In other words.. if my code is just like that

Code:
Private Sub MSComm1_OnComm()
      Beep
End Sub

It's not executed when i receive a sms.
I think it's a commport settings issue but I don't know how to do this.
Thank u.
 
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