MSComm - Saving serial data to Bitmap file

I'm capturing an image via a hand held scanner through com1. I can read a barcode no problem, I then scan a special barcode symbol which put this scanner into snapshot mode for image capture. My question is, How can I save the capture to a file eg. [login to view URL] I can see the data in the recieve buffer, but don't know how to retreive it all and pump it in to a bitmap file so I can load it into a picture box. Using MSComm, the Scanner is a VS4004 barcode/image capture scanner. Thx in adv! ## Deliverables Routine that will read entire buffer and save it to a file if it's an image capture, or display in text box if standard barcode. ## Platform Win32