Finger print reader and access

[LOUISBUHAGIAR54]

I have just finished putting together an access database as a payroll. It is working fine and it will now save the company a lot of man hours in calculations.

When the employee clocks in or out there is a form and the employee has to key in a unique employee number and a password, which of necessity is hidden from view. Of course the password can be divulged from one employee to another.

Consequently, eventually I will need to incorporate a finger print reader and use the information from this instead of the password.

Has anyone ever gone into this before ? Can it be done ? How ?

Many thanks.


Louis Buhagiar

 

[CJ_London]

Never done it myself but there are a number of fingerprint readers that work with windows which (you'll need to check with the supplier which one is appropriate for your needs) will have the necessary drivers to act as an import source for Access.

I would imagine it will work in much the same way as a barcode reader in terms of interaction with Access.

Things move on a pace so the situation could be completely different in a year or so