Randy
2/26/2002 11:21:00 PM
Basically, I need to scan a bar code which corresponds to a product number.
That along with the store ID and Qty need to be sent to a webservice or some
other program.
I've used a barcode scanner before where all it did is can the product
number and send it to a hidden textbox of a VB program running on a PC.
However, that was a handheld scanner connected to a PC.
In my case it needs to be a wireless scanner so the store owner can walk
around the store. Ideally it would send the information via the internet to
my web service. Would I have to create a custom hand held application for
this?
-Randy
"Craig" <cdeelsny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Randy" <rvandehe (at) enzy (dot) com> wrote in message
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> > I have a project where I need to just a handheld scanner to reorder
using
> > the barcodes on a store shelf.
> >
> > Can .Net help me with this?
> >
> > I've read alot about working with wireless PDAs and wireless phones, but
> > haven't seen anything on scanning devices.
> >
> > -Randy
>
> Is it a 'dumb-terminal' device, meaning not really an OS on it; what
> are you trying to do 'on the device' as opposed to at the server
> level? We are building apps using PocketPC OS terminals/PDAs with
> integrated barcode scanners. The main thing you have to worry about
> is the SDK that the manufacturer gives you for their handheld.
> Because if you create a custom app on the handheld, you must be able
> to code for the scanner itself to capture scan events, etc. Some
> manufacturers give you an ActiveX control for the scanner you can use
> on a webpage (we use ASP.NET), some only give you a VB type of
> integration, etc.
>
> .NET web services can talk with other technologies; in other words,
> your client (or handheld) does not need to be a PocketPC device, or a
> Microsoft platform, etc. As long as you can use SOAP/XML/HTTP from a
> client, you can communicate with .NET web services.
>
> Which is why I ask what you can do from your handheld. Usually when I
> hear 'scanner' alone, it means 'dumb-terminal'.
>
> Hope this helps get you started.
>
> Craig