Bar Code Technology

I suggest that you work with a local vendor that sells bar-code printers and scanners.
The last thing you need is conflicts between software and hardware.

Next, you need to determine if your present database can work with a bar-code system, or will it need to be replaced or upgraded.

One source for information on Bar=Codes and systems is http://www.keyence.com/

The last I knew, they had a comprehensive CD that covers most of what you need to know to get started.

Chas

I worked at a .com company a couple of years back (sad story; don't ask for details!!!), and we just used an Access database with a barcode reader. We had to inventory cell phones, so I wrote up a simple Access DB with a couple of forms, reports, etc.
I ran it on a system that had the barcode scanner (a portable one like they use in the stores; by Wasp), but one of the features of the barcode scanner was it would scan a barcode (either a custom one like on the phones, or one you made with their software), and the output of the scan was in plain text. That way, you could scan a barcode with the scanner and have the numbers appear in a plain TXT file in Notepad!

So, in my Access form, I had the first field had the cursor focus, so the cursor was in the text field box. You then scanned the barcode, and the digits appeared in the form.

It was really easy, honestly!

So, look for a scanner like the ones that Wasp sells. Here is their site: http://www.waspbarcode.com/default2.asp

hope this helps

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