Programming Bar Code Reader

[RohanP]

Hi there,
Got a new inventory application to be developed in VB. The task to acomplish here is Notify products & their prices using Bar Code Reader while making the bill.

I have never gone thru Programming Bar Code in VB. Pls pass on if possible the code & web links to the study material available on this topic.

Thankz in advance for help ______________________________
- Regards Rohan (India,Mumbai)

 

[BKtechie]

The bar code reader is merely an input device on your system, jsut like a mouse or keyboard. It will translate the bar code into a series of numbers. How you will need to grab the number sting depends on the manufacturer. Once you have the driver, you'll be able to start grabbing those numbers. What you really need to research is how to store all this data you're going to need.

 

[RohanP]

thankz for replying...

Using which object in vb i could play with the barcode reader??

1.what will the barcode have on it?
Product ID or all attributes like :- prod name, price??

plz help

______________________________
- Regards Rohan (India,Mumbai)

 

[nomi2000]

dear barcoders usually now a days are smart enough to send there output in varierty of formats the most common i know is "text file" output u can grab that textfile through file input out and use it...some others uses special fonts which produces barcodes for different chars at ur keyboard...
Regards
Nouman

 

[paramu]

hi,

I am doing my POS in VB. bar code Scanner is nothing to do with programming. it will just read the bar code and send the respective number in the FOCUS (cursor position) thats all.

Now you have to retrieve the respective data to the code from the flat file or from the database.

Nothing in it.

Note : First try by opening a Notepad window and try scan a bar code and do it with a vb programs text box.. you will understand ... its nothing once again.


Now i am facing the problem in getting opening the cash drawer in the POS machine using the program when the payment made.. if possible pls help me..


thanks