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NoCoolHandle
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Yeah... but..
Not really. We have an app that does exactly this, the way we have implemented them it is to have an ActiveX.dll open a form (not visible) with a timer contorl that checks com1 using the MSCOM Control for a value from the card reader.. it then (on finding one) validates the data and raises an event to the main app once a good valid read has been detected...
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Rob
Not really. We have an app that does exactly this, the way we have implemented them it is to have an ActiveX.dll open a form (not visible) with a timer contorl that checks com1 using the MSCOM Control for a value from the card reader.. it then (on finding one) validates the data and raises an event to the main app once a good valid read has been detected...
HTH
Rob
NoCoolHandle
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Hey sorry about the answer.. I thought I was in the normal VB forum.. (need to look better) the above answer might not be valid for .Net, but the approach might still work if there is no direct method..
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