On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Erik Enge wrote:
[Curtis Maloney]
| On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Erik Enge wrote: | > What is the mainstream format for the codes when the are scanned in? | | I don't understand what you mean.
Are the barcodes usually a collection of integers, characters, special characters or what?
Ah.. now we come to the interesting parts. (o8 Different barcode character sets contain different symbols. Mostly, however, they will contain letters and numbers. Take a look at an item with a barcode, and you will see a string underneath it. This is the human readable form of the barcode.
And, by the way, do you know if there exist a magnetic card scanner that plugs in to the PS/2? And if yes, which information would get from such a card? Just a number, or are there other possibilities?
What is on the card is, strangely enough, what is on the card. Magstripe readers commonly interface to ps/2 keyboard ports via a 'chok' or 'wedge', which just plugs inline with your regular keyboard.
Thanks.
Not a problem. Curtis.