You are probably looking at more than a few hundred dollars for
something like this. That would buy you perhaps 3 hours of time from
an experienced Palm developer (if he was in a good mood), which is in
no way enough time to develop something like this.
The person I know who has barcoding experience is Steve Patt at
www.stevenscreeksoftware.com, but don't contact him unless you are
ready to pay at least a few thousand dollars. Developing barcoding
software on both the Palm, and a desktop conduit to run on the PC,
and an installer for all of it (3 pieces of software!) is
complicated, even for the simplest applications.
Shannon
> >> PALM CODING EMERGENCY! <<
>
>I am a database developer in California who needs a very simple Palm
>OS app // TODAY \\ -- I don't know how to make one, I don't
>know C++, nor do I have a C++ compiler! (read below for details)
>
>I am used to PAYing the right person well for their help.
>Interested in making a few hundred quick bucks for the holidays?
>
>Please feel free to pass this on to someone else who may be able to help.
>I got your email address off of a message you sent to the eScribe forum.
>Sorry to intrude, but I am desperate and this was the best solution
>I could think of!
>
>Thanks much.
>- Matt Perelstein, database dude
> Directions Unlimited
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (916)599-8597
> Sacramento, CA
>
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>Here's what I need...
>
>BACKGROUND: This is a very simple barcoding app for a big insurance
>company who wants to keep track of Claims files. The files are
>manila folders -- about 160,000 of them. They are already barcoded
>(Code39) using a Clipper app created in 1992 and the company
>just realized that this app >>MAY<< not be Y2K compliant!?! rush, Rush, RUSH!
>
>PROCESS: Each person's desk has a barcode label that gives their "Location".
>The user wants to scan the Location barcode and then scan the barcodes of
>all the files on that desk... move to the next desk, scan their
>Location barcode
>and then scan the barcodes of all the files on THAT desk... etc. I need the
>Palm to track the scans, be able to HotSynch them to be saved as a
>Text file on the
>PC (.TXT or .CSV), and then purge or delete this file to start fresh.
>The PC side of the app is in VB, so I can read the text file and parse the
>data into the appropriate table.
> (Am I missing anything important from this scenario?)
>
>TEXT FILE EXAMPLE:
> LOC0345 12/6/99, 6:00am
> 1234567 12/6/99, 6:00am
> 3214567 12/6/99, 6:01am
> 1244467 12/6/99, 6:01am
> LOC2567 12/6/99, 6:03am
> 7347967 12/6/99, 6:03am
> 9944467 12/6/99, 6:03am
>
>BEGGING AND PLEADING: I need a finished product, ready to be installed
>on the Palms (plus a little advice on how to accomplish this feat).
>
>Can you help?!?
>
>- Matt
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