how to run GPIB based programs with visual basic 3

[daquiry]

I have a little test program to comunicate with a GPIB device in a similar way that MAX does.
I type the address of the device, send the command *IDN?
but nothing returns except an error message that says s$ duplicate definition. I'm not terribly familiar with VB 3.0 Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it?

[Glenn Burnside]

I'm assuming since you're using VB 3, I assume you're calling directly into gpib-32.dll - is that correct? Could you possibly post the VB code? Also, if it's possible for you to use a later version of VB, we have ActiveX controls for VB6 and .NET classes for VB.NET that would make GPIB-based I/O much simpler to do than it would be in VB 3.0