Relearning and Barcodes

[Susanne]

I am getting back into Access and I have been tasked with finding something
that will help with reading a barcode. Has anyone had any success with not
just printing barcodes onto documents or labels, but actually using a device
that will interact from the product barcode into an Access DB? If so, what
is it?

 

[Dennis]

Bar codes are just a specific font(s). Using a bar-code reading device is
like using a second keyboard. The data is translated inside the reader, and
transmitted to the PC as clear-text.

Because of that, I'm not sure what you issue might be....

 

[Rick Brandt]

I am getting back into Access and I have been tasked with finding
something that will help with reading a barcode. Has anyone had any
success with not just printing barcodes onto documents or labels, but
actually using a device that will interact from the product barcode
into an Access DB? If so, what is it?

Most use a barcode scanner that plugs in via the keyboard port so a scanned
code appears to Access just as if the characters were typed from the
keyboard. No special programming needed.

 

[John W. Vinson/MVP]

I am getting back into Access and I have been tasked with finding something
that will help with reading a barcode. Has anyone had any success with not
just printing barcodes onto documents or labels, but actually using a device
that will interact from the product barcode into an Access DB? If so, what
is it?

Sure. Most barcode readers have a "wedge" interface - they hook up to
the computer's keyboard port, and (usually) the keyboard hooks onto
that. You would set the focus to a textbox on the form and scan - the
computer just sees someone typing very fast and very accurately. No
special programming is needed.

 

[John... Visio MVP]

Are you printing the product barcode or are you trying to read a barcode
printed from some outside source?
Steve

Steve can you actually read? Suzanne said "not just printing barcodes onto
documents or labels, but actually using a device that will interact from the
product barcode into an Access DB"

Jhn... Visio MVP