Visual Basic

protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
{
     string str = string.Format("\x202D{0} (0x{1:X4})", e.KeyChar, (int)e.KeyChar);
     txtKeyValue.Text = str; <=================== a textbox for visual confirmation, while testing
}

Private Sub Panel1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyDown
    Dim str As String = String.Format("{0} ({1:X4})", e.KeyCode, CType(e.KeyCode, Int32))
    Me.TextBox1.Text = str
End Sub

Private Sub Panel1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyDown
    Dim str As String = String.Format("{0} ({1:X4})", e.KeyCode, CType(e.KeyCode, Int32))
    Me.TextBox1.Text = str
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyPress
     If (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Control) = Keys.Control Then
         MsgBox("Pressed " + Keys.Control.ToString())
     ElseIf (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Shift) = Keys.Shift Then
         MsgBox("Pressed " + Keys.Shift.ToString())
     End If
End Sub

Dim strWithNames as String = "Name1 Name2 Name3"
Dim sa() as String 'Creates a string array
sa = strWithNames.Split(" ") 'Splits string on space
Dim str1 as String = sa(0)
Dim str2 as String = sa(2)
Dim str3 as String = sa(3)

Dim nameString As String = "Name1 Name2 Name3"
Dim names() As String = nameString.Split(" ")

Sciencez wrote:

1) What technologies do you recommend?

Sciencez wrote:

2) Can you provide the source code?

Sciencez wrote:

3) Do you have some source code in C# or VB to access a port?

Sciencez wrote:

3) Which platform (i.e. a Windows form or I'net browser application) would you recommend and why?