Barcode Reader With Access DB

[Ashfaque]

Hi,

One of users of supermarket is running my db successfully since long. But due to the change of time & his progress in business, he expanded his supermarket and it is becoming difficult to use the keyboard to enter the digits for the price.

Hence he asked me to make db able to read barcode on the items so the transaction would take very little time.

To be frank, I do not have any experience about barcode reader how to implement it with Access db.

What kind of barcode readers are available that would EASILY set with Access db? R They really work with Access db? What steps I need to carry out to implement it?

Please advice if anyone of you has any idea in this regard.

With kind regards,
Ashfaque

 

[Laurentech]

What you want is a 'Keyboard Wedge' type scanner. It inputs the numbers of the scanned barcode just as if they were typed on the keyboard. The ones with USB interface are very easy to set up on a Windows machine.

Larry

 

[Newman]

I've been using an USB Keyboard Wedge scanner like Larry and I realy liked it. You just have to plug it in the USB port and 'Voila!'.
I've tried regular Keyboard Wedge scanner and «RS??? something» and I dislike both .

With the regular Keyboard Wedge scanner you have to unplug the keyboard to put the scanner in the port and then plug the keyboard in a port splitter that comes with the scanner. Too much trouble if you don't need the scanner 24/24.
With the RS... you'll need to install a program so that your PC recognize the input as being the same as keyboard datas.

Conclusion:
Follow Larry's tip and get yourself an USB Keyboard Wedge scanner, unless the regular Keyboard Wedge scanner is cheaper and that you use it all the time.