[AccessD] FW: Wedge Bar Code Scanners

Ryan W wrwehler at gmail.com
Mon Mar 5 10:34:30 CST 2018


Rocky,
   I imagine unless you are using a "Store and Forward" type scanner I
would imagine most barcode scanners out there simply output the scanned
text to whatever app/textbox is in focus at the time regardless of their
method of connection.



On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 10:30 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
wrote:

> Perfect!  Thank you.  Do you know if it's the same for a Bluetooth enabled
> scanner as well?
>
> Rocky
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> John Bodin
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 8:09 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; List; 'Off Topic'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Wedge Bar Code Scanners
>
> Hi Rocky, works the same way.  Wherever you have the cursor and then hit
> the
> scan, the data will go there.  Person would click in whatever appropriate
> field on your data entry screen, then scan the barcode and it would type
> the
> data in there.  If they had Notepad open and scanned the barcode, scan
> would
> go to Notepad.
>
>
> hth
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
> John Bodin
>
> sBOR Office Systems
>
> jbodin at sbor.com<mailto:jbodin at sbor.com>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> on behalf of Rocky
> Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 10:42 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; List; 'Off Topic'
> Subject: [AccessD] FW: Wedge Bar Code Scanners
>
> Dear Lists:
>
>
>
> A client of mine with who I am working long distance, needs a bar code
> scanner to deliver bar code data to the app I wrote for him.
>
>
>
> In the past I recommended to clients who needed bar code scanning to use
> the
> 'wedge' approach as to the app the scanned code looked like it was coming
> from the keyboard, so no additional development or testing was required on
> my part. Just click into the appropriate text box and walla! The code would
> appear there.
>
>
>
> He's looking to me to recommend a scanner.  Most of them now are straight
> USB, many Bluetooth.  What I don't know is, when you are using a scanner
> plugged into a USB port, where does the scanned data go?  I think I  could
> probably figure this out if I had the scanner here and some of his bar
> codes.  But maybe that would be unnecessary.
>
>
>
> So when plugged into a USB port, where does the scanned data go?  Does the
> app have to poll the port for data?
>
>
>
> MTIA
>
>
>
>
>
> Rocky Smolin
>
> Beach Access Software
>
> 760-683-5777
>
> www.bchacc.com<http://www.bchacc.com>
>
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>
> Skype: rocky.smolin
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>
>
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>
>
>
> From: Mark Carey [mailto:m.carey at imcfab.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 6:32 AM
> To: Rocky Smolin
> Subject: RE: Wedge Bar Code Scanners
>
>
>
> Can you point me to the one I need to purchase?  Does it come with a dongle
> for the Bluetooth?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> From: Rocky Smolin [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 6:55 PM
> To: Mark Carey <m.carey at imcfab.com>
> Subject: RE: Wedge Bar Code Scanners
>
>
>
> That one may not work for you Mark.  It's for POS/Android/IOS/Imac/Ipad.
> You need something that's Windows compatible.  The specs say
>
>
>
> "It also can work with PC. If you don't know how connect with your PC,
> please contact seller for driver which can help you connect scanner with
> your PC easyly."  So that might not be so straightforward.
>
>
>
> There's another one on the page
>
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Barcode-Scanner-
> Handheld-Automatic/dp/B006
> LVO56W/ref=sr_1_18_sspa?ie=UTF8
> <https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Barcode-Scanner-
> Handheld-Automatic/dp/B00
> 6LVO56W/ref=sr_1_18_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1518824795&sr=8-18-
> spons&keywords=keybo
> ard+wedge+barcode+scanner&psc=1>
> &qid=1518824795&sr=8-18-spons&keywords=keyboard+wedge+
> barcode+scanner&psc=1
>
>
>
> which is wired but specifies that it reads the most common bar code types:
>
>
>
> "Supports a wide range of barcodes types: UPC/EAN, UCC/EAN 128, Code 39,
> Code 39 Full ASCII, Trioptic Code 39, Code 128, Code 128 Full ASCII,
> Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, Discrete 2 of 5, Code 93, MSI, Code 11, RSS
> variants, Chinese 2 of 5"
>
>
>
> And is plug and play with any USB port. Might be a better choice.  If the
> cable is too short you can get a USB extension cord - male on one end,
> female on the other.
>
>
>
>
>
> R
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Mark Carey [mailto:m.carey at imcfab.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 2:20 PM
> To: Rocky Smolin
> Subject: RE: Wedge Bar Code Scanners
>
>
>
> I got the one with link below.  $79.00
>
>
>
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_2?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%
> 3Akeyboard+wedge+barcode
> +scanner
> <https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_2?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%
> 3Akeyboard+wedge+barcod
> e+scanner&page=2&keywords=keyboard+wedge+barcode+scanner&ie=UTF8&qid=151
> e+8802
> 361> &page=2&keywords=keyboard+wedge+barcode+scanner&ie=UTF8&qid=1518802
> 361> 361
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