Jim is right. Some (probably most) of the readers have a setup card that you can program all sorts of stuff into - tabs, returns, etc. Another method is building some of these into your bar code. There is an "extended" ascii character set for Code 39 that allows for asterisks, pound signs, carets, etc. I don't think the Code 39 font that comes with R:base has these exensions. I'll have to put this in as an enhancement request for future versions. Bob C.
Jim Limburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/22/2003 08:27:30 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RBASE-L Mailing List) cc: (bcc: Bob Castanaro/BCH) Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: BAR CODES Bernie. Some of the bar code readers I have looked at work like what I think others on this list call a wedge system. It is plugged in-line with the keyboard and basically will send information to any application as if it was entered from the keyboard. I would hope you system does the same. I would not like to have to go read a file or some other method. I have even seen some that will send a Return / or Tab key after the data entered so we could then fire off an eep to continue processing and so on. This is really cool. One of the other pieces of hardware I have a need for is one of those signature capture devices .. will get to that someday. Jim Bernard Lis wrote: > Jim, > Me too! > We will be using it with 7.0 > - we just ordered a credit card reader - hoping to plug it into our usb > keyboard (which we just ordered that has 2 usb ports) > > My problem will be getting the authorization code back into R:Base. > Razzak has suggested using Rbase special services. I sent an email to them > but so far no response. > > Bernie Lis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Limburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:49 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: BAR CODES > > > >>Mark, or responders >> >>I am about to embark on the same road and would appreciate info. I am > > looking > >>for an inexpensive setup though. Maybe a wedge reader or something along > > that > >>line. >> >>TIA >>Jim Limburg >> >>Mark Kwoka wrote: >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>Is anyone out there using bar code system in rbase? Please e-mail me at >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have any information. >>> >>>Thank you >>>Mark Kwoka >>> >>> >> > *************************************************************************** * > >>>Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not >> > necessarily represent those of Vera Wang Bridal House. > >>>The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >> > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please do > not read, copy, use or disclose this communication and notify the sender > immediately. It should be noted that any review, retransmission, > dissemination, other use of, or taking action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is > prohibited. > >>>Recipients are warned that Vera Wang Bridal House cannot guarantee that >> > attachments or enclosures are secure or error-free as information could be > intercepted, corrupted, or contain viruses. > > *************************************************************************** * > >>> >> > >
