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- *** How To Build EXCEL 5 Example Program ***
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- This test file will describe the steps necessary for building an EXCEL
- spreadsheet which accesses the serial port. Refer to VBA32.TXT for 32-bit
- EXCEL (EXCEL 97 and later).
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- (1) Start EXCEL.
- (2) Choose INSERT, the MACROS, then MODULE.
- (3) Choose INSERT, FILE, and then select WSC16.BAS from the
- WSC4VB archive.
- (4) Move the cursor to the bottom of the file.
- (5) Choose INSERT, FILE, and then select MODULE.BAS.
- (6) Change the port (specified in MODULE.BAS) if necessary.
- (7) Tab back to sheet 1.
- (8) Move to cell A1, double click, then type =OpenPort()
- (9) Move to cell A2, double click, then type =PutByte(B2)
- (10) Move to cell B2, double click, then type 13 (carriage return)
- (11) Move to cell A3, double click, then type =GetByte()
- (12) Move to cell A4, double click, then type =ClosePort()
- (13) Save the completed spreadsheet as EXCEL16.XLS.
- (14) Test the spreadsheet.
- [a] Open the serial port by executing cell A1. The Shareware Banner should
- appear, and a value of 0 returned.
- [b] Send a byte to the serial port by putting their ascii value (65 for
- "A", etc.) in cell B2, and executing cell A2.
- [c] Read bytes from the serial port by executing cell A3.
- [d] Close the port by executing cell A4.
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