Yep, There are a number of possible routes depending
1. easiest (WIN ONLY) - use a barcode reader / CC reader that has its own acitve X control 2. Get the documentation for the reader and use an xtra like Direct communication 'DirectCommunication is a cross-platform Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director and Authorware which provides direct access to communication resources such as serial ports, parallel ports, fax machines, and modems. ' this should be cross platform HTH Dave ------------------------------------------------------ David Burgoyne E Proctor & Stevenson Ltd. Phone: +44 (0)117 944 4466 Fax: +44 (0)117 942 4932 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.eproctors.co.uk The contents of this e-mail / post are confidential to the addressee and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not the addressee, you have received this e-mail /post in error. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please note that any opinions expressed in this e-mail / post are those of the author personally and are not necessarily those of E Proctor & Stevenson Ltd or its subsidiary companies, none of whom accept responsibility for the contents of the message. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodrigo Peres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: <lingo-l> barcode reader and other devices > Does anyone knows if it's possible interact director with devices like > barcode reader and credit card machines? How it can be done? there's anybody > else around with crazy ideas like this? :-) > > > > thk's > > Rodrigo > -- > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > ______________________________________________________________________ __ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com > ______________________________________________________________________ __ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
