Fujitsu iPad 100-20 scanner

[kdaugherty]

My application needs to make use of the built-in scanner on the iPad.
I'd rather not use a keyboard wedge (or scanwedge). The application
will be written in CE .NET 2003 targeted for compact framework 1.0. I
downloaded "barcode scanners netcf.msi" because it sounds like exactly
what I'm looking for.

The problem is that I cannot find symbol.barcode.dll and related
files. Christian Forsberg's article about this mentions that it
should be downloaded from the vendor and many search results reference
devcenter.symbol.com. However, Motorola now manages the site and I
cannot find the files anywhere on the site! The site's internal
search returns nothing for "symbol.barcode.dll".

So I have 2 questions:

1. Does Christian's barcode scanner solution sound like the right one
for my application?

2. Can someone help me find symbol.barcode.dll and related files?

Thanks,
Kathi

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

I don't follow. You're not using a Symbol device! Why would you expect
their SDK to include a namespace specific to Symbol? You need the
documentation for what you actually downloaded...

Paul T.

 

[kdaugherty]

I don't follow. You're not using a Symbol device! Why would you expect
their SDK to include a namespace specific to Symbol? You need the
documentation for what you actually downloaded...

Paul T.











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The device has a Symbol SE 955 laser scanner "built in".

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Not relevant, I'd say. That's a chip or a set of chips that are built onto
someone else's hardware. How you talk to them doesn't necessarily match how
Symbol-branded devices work. Again, you have a barcode control download
from the company that built the system; their documentation should lead you
in how to use it...

Paul T.

 

[kdaugherty]

Not relevant, I'd say. That's a chip or a set of chips that are built onto
someone else's hardware. How you talk to them doesn't necessarily match how
Symbol-branded devices work. Again, you have a barcode control download
from the company that built the system; their documentation should lead you
in how to use it...

Paul T.







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I'm sure you're right but I do not have a barcode control from the
company that built the system as they do not provide one using managed
code. That's why I was searching this group and found what I did
download from download.microsoft.com/.../barcode scanners netcf.msi.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

So, what *do* they provide? An unmanaged library? *Any* method other than
keyboard wedging? If not, that's probably the only way to use it...

Paul T.

Not relevant, I'd say. That's a chip or a set of chips that are built
onto
someone else's hardware. How you talk to them doesn't necessarily match
how
Symbol-branded devices work. Again, you have a barcode control download
from the company that built the system; their documentation should lead
you
in how to use it...

Paul T.

On Jun 28, 12:40 pm, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
I don't follow. You're not using a Symbol device! Why would you
expect
their SDK to include a namespace specific to Symbol? You need the
documentation for what you actually downloaded...

Paul T.

My application needs to make use of the built-in scanner on the
iPad.
I'd rather not use a keyboard wedge (or scanwedge). The application
will be written in CE .NET 2003 targeted for compact framework 1.0.
I
downloaded "barcode scanners netcf.msi" because it sounds like
exactly
what I'm looking for.

The problem is that I cannot find symbol.barcode.dll and related
files. Christian Forsberg's article about this mentions that it
should be downloaded from the vendor and many search results
reference
devcenter.symbol.com. However, Motorola now manages the site and I
cannot find the files anywhere on the site! The site's internal
search returns nothing for "symbol.barcode.dll".

So I have 2 questions:

1. Does Christian's barcode scanner solution sound like the right
one
for my application?

2. Can someone help me find symbol.barcode.dll and related files?

Thanks,
Kathi- Hide quoted text -

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The device has a Symbol SE 955 laser scanner "built in".- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm sure you're right but I do not have a barcode control from the
company that built the system as they do not provide one using managed
code. That's why I was searching this group and found what I did
download from download.microsoft.com/.../barcode scanners netcf.msi.

 

[kdaugherty]

So, what *do* they provide? An unmanaged library? *Any* method other than
keyboard wedging? If not, that's probably the only way to use it...

Paul T.

Not relevant, I'd say. That's a chip or a set of chips that are built
onto
someone else's hardware. How you talk to them doesn't necessarily match
how
Symbol-branded devices work. Again, you have a barcode control download
from the company that built the system; their documentation should lead
you
in how to use it...
Paul T.

On Jun 28, 12:40 pm, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
I don't follow. You're not using a Symbol device! Why would you
expect
their SDK to include a namespace specific to Symbol? You need the
documentation for what you actually downloaded...
Paul T.

My application needs to make use of the built-in scanner on the
iPad.
I'd rather not use a keyboard wedge (or scanwedge). The application
will be written in CE .NET 2003 targeted for compact framework 1.0.
I
downloaded "barcode scanners netcf.msi" because it sounds like
exactly
what I'm looking for.
The problem is that I cannot find symbol.barcode.dll and related
files. Christian Forsberg's article about this mentions that it
should be downloaded from the vendor and many search results
reference
devcenter.symbol.com. However, Motorola now manages the site and I
cannot find the files anywhere on the site! The site's internal
search returns nothing for "symbol.barcode.dll".
So I have 2 questions:
1. Does Christian's barcode scanner solution sound like the right
one
for my application?
2. Can someone help me find symbol.barcode.dll and related files?
Thanks,
Kathi- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
The device has a Symbol SE 955 laser scanner "built in".- Hide quoted
text -
- Show quoted text -

I'm sure you're right but I do not have a barcode control from the
company that built the system as they do not provide one using managed
code. That's why I was searching this group and found what I did
download from download.microsoft.com/.../barcode scanners netcf.msi.- Hide quoted text -

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They provide a "native" code library (Microsoft eMbedded C++, I
think). My app is written in .NET 2005 so I was hoping to find a
managed solution. Sigh. I suppose I'll have to create a COM object
or OCX from the code I do have and call it from Javascript. Thanks
for your indulgence. I'm new at this.

 

[Guest]

They provide a "native" code library (Microsoft eMbedded C++, I
think). My app is written in .NET 2005 so I was hoping to find a
managed solution. Sigh. I suppose I'll have to create a COM object
or OCX from the code I do have and call it from Javascript. Thanks
for your indulgence. I'm new at this.

Just P/Invoke the native library from your managed code and be done with it.


--

Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in an Embedded World
www.OpenNETCF.com

 

[kdaugherty]

Just P/Invoke the native library from your managed code and be done with it.

--

Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in an Embedded Worldwww.OpenNETCF.com

Well, I like the sound of that. How do I do that? Can you point me
to a site where I can learn how to P/Invoke something?

 

[Guest]

First 5 results from Google:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/07/NET/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/10/NET/
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/...mpleguid=f6f4c339-22fd-44bb-a4fc-cfd874527ffb
http://boo.codehaus.org/Invoke+Native+Methods+with+DllImport
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/EssentialPInvoke.asp


--

Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in an Embedded World
www.OpenNETCF.com