Get/Send data through a COM port ?

Hi, I was wondering how can I get/send data to a COM port ??
i.e. I have a remote control that is plugged on COM1, how can I
get the data it is sending to the COM port when I press a button
on the remote control ??

Here is one solution from MSDN.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...sdn_serial.asp

Kuphryn