Have done alot of work in this area and the bar coding options in POCKET RBASE that can automatically update a PC based database is an extremely cost effective solution. Will be happy to assist in any way I can. Just send me an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we'll get it happening for you
At 09:27 PM 8/21/2003 +0000, you wrote:
Bob
Laptop, what a simple, effective, absolute perfect solution. I can install a Wireless system, that's no problem. Man, I think you have made my day. I will look into Worth Data.
I just love the folks on this list. Thank You
-- Jim Limburg Personel Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jim, > > Once again, I would look at Worth Data, although there are others that are > out there as well. Their equipment is reliable and reasonably priced - > they last a long time. When I bought some of the first wedge readers at > 1/3 of the cost of our then-current vendor, most of the IT guys here > scoffed as being cheap stuff. Now this is all we use. > To answer your question, you can attach a reader to a laptop, as some do, > or use a portable hand held scanner which is much easier to handle for > inventory. These scanners have some very easy set-ups to read things like > product numbers and then put in a qty to order, for example. Then it's a > hard wired or wireless download to a PC database, such as RBG7. This would > be the cheapest method, if your warehouse isn't setup for wireless to a > network or similar. > Hope this helps. > Bob C. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 08/21/2003 02:23:56 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > cc: (bcc: Bob Castanaro/BCH) > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Off Subject - While on Barcdoe subject > > > > > G-Day all > > What is a more inexpensive setup for the hardware for scanning barcodes. > I need to create an inventory system and need to look into the different > ways one can get the information into the computer. Please email articles > links, ideas and so on. > > TIA > Jim Limburg > > -- > Jim Limburg > Personel Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alt Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Tony Luck
Brisbane Australia
