Question barcode creation, reading or scanning, saving

marianne

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I have not done working with barcoding, though I have researched some but still I would like to have assistance. Will you kindly assist me on...

How to

1. create barcode
2. read or scan barcode using barcode reading or scanner
3. saving into the table the scanned barcode.

I need this one. Thanks in advance.
 
Most scanners either by default or by setup act as keyboard input, and send a return after the scan. Thus, you simply make sure focus is in the desired textbox and then scan your item. It will be just as if you typed something into the textbox and hit enter. I use the before and after update events of the textbox as appropriate. Probably more than you ever wanted to know:

http://granite.ab.ca/access/barcode.htm
 
What is the purpose of the barcode you want to create?

Is it for labelling products for general retail sale? (if so, you can't just create a barcode - you need to approach the relevant authority to get allocated a list of numbers to use, so you don't end up labelling your products with the same barcode as someone else).

Is it just for internal inventory control or tracking?

Without a bit more detail on your requirements, it's difficult to help.
 
let us say I am going to need barcoding for retail sale and for inventory and tracking purposes.
 
That's detail, is it?

OK. For retail sale (assuming you want to use some kind of standard barcodes such as EAN or UPC), you will need to approach the relevant authority and request to be assigned a range of suitable numbers (so you don't end up using the same code as someone else).

Creation of the printable barcodes is not a simple matter for EAN/UPC, but there are activex controls and/or function libraries available that will plug into development environments such as Access, to help with their creation.
 
really. can you point me to that activex control or function libraries so I can study and use them?

also can you show me how to use one for the moment?
 

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