I just saw this if any one is interested
"Input RS232 directly into Excel, web pages or any Windows application with TALtech's award-winning WinWedge® software. With WinWedge you can easily eliminate slow, error-prone manual data entry. It is easily configurable in minutes to collect data from most devices.
WinWedge easily collects data from devices with RS232, RS485 or USB outputs (balances, gages, pH meters, temperature sensors, micrometers, barcode scanners, GPS, sensors, analyzers, meters and other laboratory instruments and measuring devices) and inputs data directly into any Windows application (Access, LIMS, MMIs, Electronic Medical Systems, Statistical and Math software, VB and more)"
http://www.taltech.com/products/winwedge
