David McAfee
davidmcafee at gmail.com
Mon Jun 25 18:03:22 CDT 2007
Even then it shouldn't be any different than having a wireless keyboard and mouse (I love my wireless mouse). The computer itself will have a receiver connected to it somehow, and the hand held scanner has the transmitter. Most of these units are self contained and will just emulate a wired keyboard just as how Jim Lawrence described it. On 6/25/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > > David: > > That's what I suggested to him - simple, no code required - just a 'wedge' > scanner between the keyboard and the computer. But, no, he has to have > this > whiz-bang wireless scanner. For some unknown reason. > > Rocky > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:37 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 > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/865 - Release Date: 6/24/2007 > 8:33 AM > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >