Have you tried sending exactly the same thing you send in HyperTerminal to skip any encoding issues and just see if you have the serial port set up right?
Bill
(Mid-Level minion.)
My support system ensures that I don't look totally incompetent.
Proud to say that I've progressed beyond knowing just enough to be dangerous. I now know enough to know that I have no clue about anything at all.
Humble author of the
CLAD Nugget.