[AccessD] Micrometer or Caliper Data Direct to Access

http://www.taltech.com
I have used these products a couple of years ago. Might be a tad 
expensive, as you can write your own
code via mscomm.ocx, which I think is installed or licensed from VB6 . 
However you may have problems
writing code to handle sampling stream rates and line drops and all the 
possible error conditions that this software covers.
If your requirements are really simple you might just get away with 
using mscomm. Lots of net examples.

Input RS232 data directly into Excel, Access, or any Windows 
application. WinWedge provides real-time data collection from any serial 
device or instrument. TCP-Wedge software provides data collection from 
any TCP/IP network. Send and receive RS232 data across a TCP/IP port 
with TCP/Com serial to TCP/IP converter software. In other words just 
drop your instrument on the net.

Lots of useful test software here like code for a breakout box, there 
are articles on the site explaining methods.
However it appears they dumped one useful example in VB, it was too good.
http://www.taltech.com/freesoftware/fs_sw.htm

This site also may have good software suggestions and methods
National Instruments.
http://www.ni.com

Dan Waters wrote:

>Hello all!
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>Many hand measuring instruments have an electronic component that is used to
>send measurement data to a PC, given the right software.  The way this works
>is to measure an item, then push a button on the instrument to send the
>measurement info to a PC.  
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>I'd like to find out if anyone has experience working with these instruments
>and collecting the data in an Access database, and could steer in good
>directions and away from poor ones!
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>Thanks!
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>Dan Waters
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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada