On Tuesday 24 September 2002 3:41 pm, fliptop wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 at 13:24, Geraint Jones opined: > > GJ:I'm trying to get the output from a barcode scanner into my CGI script. > What I GJ:would like to see is the barcode going straight into a text box > in my GJ:browser. I am using Device::SerialPort to read the output which > works fine as GJ:a normal Perl script, but I don't know how to allow Perl > CGI scripts to GJ:access my /dev/ttyS1 port. Any help on this matter would > be greatly GJ:appreciated. > > you may have a permission problem. does the user your webserver runs as > have permission to read from /dev/ttyS1?
Probably not. How do I go about permitting Apache to see ttyS1? Bob's suggestion to use a wedge type scanner is the best option, but one that I don't have since the powers above won't buy me a new scanner, and I don't want to fork out my own cash since the program is for the college I work for ;-) Instead I have to use some old serial scanner that used to be connected to an Acorn! Perhaps, after I show them I can effectively use a scanner within the program they will buy some nice new wedge scanners.... -- Geraint Jones -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
