On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Erik Enge wrote:
[Curtis Maloney]
| Well, I have used Zope with a Barcode scanner. Since the scanner | (as do most) work via the keyboard, AS a keyboard, there is really | nothing special to do.
Ok, so it translates the barcodes to a string or what?
No, it types the barcode, as if it were a keyboard. MOST barcode scanners I've encountered (Intermech, Symbol, various others) plug into AT or PS/2 keyboard ports, and act exactly as keyboards.
Which scanner was this? Product, model type, etc.
Check out http://www.umd.com.au/contents.html
| From what I can find (working for a company that sells barcode and | mag stripe scanners) you should have little trouble finding either | that will interface as a keyboard.
What is the mainstream format for the codes when the are scanned in?
I don't understand what you mean.
| Have a better one,
I will - you too :)
Curtis.