Its connected in USB port. I need to read it in background. -- regards Rajesh Kumar R.K
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Raja Subramanian <[email protected]>wrote: > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Rajesh kumar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > How can i read a barcode using a C program. > > > > I can able to read barcode manually in a gedit. i Need to create a c > > program which reads the barcode device and write the data to a text file. > > Depends on what hardware barcode scanner you are using. > > Easiest ones to use are scanners with keyboard wedges - you connect > it in between your keyboard and PS/2 port. The scanner emulates key > strokes, so it's exactly the same as if someone typed the actual barcode > using the keyboard. You don't need to do anything special in C, just > read stdin. > > RS232 barcode scanners will typically come with API and library. > > - Raja > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
