barcode

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samia said:
how can i make access read barcode
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Many barcode readers plug in via the keyboard connection and to your computer it
looks the same as someone typing. Therefore no special coding is necessary at all.
You might have routines that insure that the barcode is only fed into the correct
fields/controls etc..
 
You need a barcode reader hardware. I have a "wand" type made by Hewlett
Packard and sold by Zebra Technologies. It uses a serial interface and
included software to interpret numerous types of barcodes. If Access has
focus on a text box when the reader is passed over a barcode the numeric
value of the code is populated into the text box. The barcode reader inputs
data into the computer just as if it were typed on the keyboard.
 
Hi Rick,

I am able to get the info into the text box but I cannot
trigger an event to process the data. As an example, i
can scan into a combo box and it highlights the number but
does not "select it". Any ideas?

Thanks,
Tim
 
Tim Reid said:
Hi Rick,

I am able to get the info into the text box but I cannot
trigger an event to process the data. As an example, i
can scan into a combo box and it highlights the number but
does not "select it". Any ideas?
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All of the scanners we use have the ability in their setup to automatically
include an <Enter> key after the "word" is entered. That should take care of
it. However; I've never set up a scanner to be used against a ComboBox.
 
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