Scanning Barcodes

casey

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Hello all,

I am in the process of automating a DB w/ barcode scanners. The idea is to use an unbound textbox to accept the barcode and then use VBA to parse up the info. Any ideas as to what textbox event I should use to trigger the code? AfterUpdate, Onclick, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
If you are using a keyboard wedge barcode scanner, then you should use the After_Update event of the text box you are scanning into. The event will trigger on the completion of the scan.

Brad.
 
brad, hope you won't mind if i ask. what is 'keyboard wedge barcode scanner'? and are there other type of scanners?
 
Keyboard wedge barcode scanners "plug in" with the keyboard itself (PS2 or AT etc). This sort of scanner coverts the barcode and enters the detail the same way that typing the code would. It is my opinion that these scanners are the easiest to implement into most solutions, but they do have disadvantages also.

Other types of scanners include:

Serial (requires coding to open serial port, capture scan, and covert to data input to field)

Remote IP - generally cordless and scans to an aerial connected directly to a network with an allocated IP address. Requires 3rd party software to capture scan. This can be done live, or a running log file created for import etc.

Cheers

Brad.
 

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