[AccessD] Bar Code Printing/Scanning

For what concerns printing barcodes.

I bought this control from Anex Technologies Inc several years ago and
they still do the trick for me in A2K3
http://www.anextech.com/ocx1D.htm

I always use EAN128 because you can use aplha/numeric in that one and
it's widespread, in Europe that is.
I believe EAN128 is pretty much the same as CODE128 and both are
supported by most scanners. 
The disadvantage of CODE128/EAN128 is that the barcodes are longer then
using only a numeric code, that can be an issue.
 
I have a keyboard connected bar code scanner, because you don't need to
change your soft to make it work.
BUT:
You don't know where youre data goes (see earlier responses to your
mail)
AND
I believe most keyboard scanners connect in between a PS/2 connector.
This can be a problem becaase all new computers have USB keyboards these
days.
And when using notebooks you have to connect a keyboard to the notebook
for making the scanner work.

So I would now defintly go for a USB scanner (those also exists these
days) or a Serial RS-232, but you need to write some extra code for it,
but it is probably worth it.
Notebooks are these days no longer equiped with a RS-232 port, but you
can always use a RS-232 tot USB convertor.


Greetz
Erwin