[AccessD] Wireless Scanner

Most barcode scanners are hooked up in series or directly to the keyboard
port and act as a regular keyboard.

These are also known as a "wedge", and they do have a huge downside, the
scanner will insert the scanned data anywhere that the cursor is.  Your
database, a spreadsheet, word document, command line etc.  The serial port
scanners are harder to use but YOU control when data is allowed to be read
and where the data goes when it is read.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 4:37 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Wireless Scanner

Most barcode scanners are hooked up in series or directly to the keyboard
port and act as a regular keyboard. If you have the auto tab turned on for a
given field you should just be able to move to the next field after you scan
the item. Very simple as Christopher mentioned.

David

On 6/25/07, Christopher Hawkins <clh at christopherhawkins.com> wrote:
>
> Way back when the Earth was young and the dinosaurs ruled, I 
> integrated a WASP barcode scanner with an MS Access app for tracking 
> pulled parts in an auto body shop.  IIRC, the scanner came with sample 
> code on the CD.  it was a breeze.
>
> -C-
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:45 PM
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" < 
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: [AccessD] Wireless Scanner
>
> I just had a call from a prospect who wants to use wireless barcode 
> scanning to scan part numbers. Does anyone have any experience with 
> this? Has anyone interface one of these with an Access app?
>
> MTIA,
>
> Rocky
>
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