Command button to open Drawer

[danian]

I am trying to create a simple till system that creates transactions. I have bought a till and kick that runs on USB. The company I bought the equipment from supplied and application that allows you to test the drawer. You select the port (Comm3 in my case) and select open. This then firers the drawer open. The status on the application then says open, once you close the drawer the application then says closed.

What I want to do is create a command button in access that firers the drawer open on click and also a textbox that give the status of the drawer. Does anyone know how this is done? I am not the best programmer in the world, so any help would be appreciated. Examples would be even better.

I am trying to create a till system and a basic backend stock control. Does anyone have any good examples I can look at?

Thanks again

 

[workmad3]

Would need to know more about thetill drawer before I could say anything about it. It should have an API that lets you open and close it and get information from it. You may need to get in touch with the company you got it from to find out if the API is usable from access, and if it is then talk to them about what you need to do to control it.

 

[danian]

This is the cash draw trigger i bought:

http://www.gigatms.com.tw/products-detail.asp?pid=26

not to sure about the api driver

 

[p0welly]

are you planning on using a receipt printer?

Most EPOS receipt printers have a cash drawer trigger (rj11) socket, this can easily be fires, by sending a control code to the printer?

 

[danian]

I am planning to use the kick below which works in the same way as a printer. All i need is the code that goes behind the cmd button fire the kick. I have been informed that the kick recognises all printer codes. Can you provide working code to fire the printer/Drawer?

http://www.gigatms.com.tw/products-detail.asp?pid=26

Thanks
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[danian]

Can anyone help?