Bar Code input

[JPFred]

I am currently creating a card catalog system for a private school library and would like to add a feature to scan a bar code on a book adding the necessary data to the database. This data will be used to retrieve information from the database when the book is scanned in. It must also have the ability to update a check-out field and a check-out date.


I am looking for a starting point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Doc

 

[pbaldy]

I moved your thread out of the code repository. I'm not clear on what you're looking for. A barcode scanner basically just provides keyboard input. You put focus in a textbox, scan your barcode. Most scanners can send a Tab or Return after the text, so you put code in the after update event of the textbox to do what you want with the input. You can test without a scanner by simply typing in the textbox and hitting Tab or Enter.

 

[JPFred]

Thanks for the reply in doing so you answered my question. I was unsure where to post the message so I took a shot by placing it in the code section.

 

[pbaldy]

No problem Doc.