Programming bar code reader from PHP? It truly largely depends on the brand of bar code reader, and even then, the model.
For example, I programed for an Intermec Antares 24xx series handheld (that model is made for standalone/independant operation). For your operations, this isn't very good model (not counting expensive). Bar code readers work in serveral possible ways... 1. RF/networked (more advanced models) 2. serial port, where the reader streams what has been read in 3. keyboard port, and when it reads a bar code, it sends the proper characters back to the computer. I'd recommend baseing your design on models where the computer can have a driver that does direct translation and the bar code reader acts like a keyboard. Then you just have to make a standard webapp, and your text input fields are populated by the values that are read in from the bar codes. I don't have any links off the top of my head to help you get a better foundation in this, but google must have plenty ;) To visit a company that works in bar code equipement, find Intermec's website. HTH, Andrew > Hi, > I would like to make an application for DVD,VHS rental with PHP,MySQL, but > I > don't know how to connect it with bar code scaner. Do you have an idea? I > hope, that I can use PHP for it :-) > Thanks > Michal > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
