| barcode reader integration in web application [message #174746] |
Sat, 02 July 2011 16:14  |
renjith raj
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We have a customer in need for a new on-line library managing
application. Taking all things into consideration, web application
seems the way to go. However, they also use bar code readers for
issuing and returning books. This bar code reader is connected to a
user machine and we need to access it from our server
How to read those bar codes into web application? Any ideas, how to do
it? Java applet, flash, ActiveX or something different?
Scanners are Datalogic Forumula 732e and Metrologic Scanpal. Web
application will be PHP running on Apache web server
Thanks and Regards
Renjith Raj
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| Re: barcode reader integration in web application [message #174747 is a reply to message #174746] |
Sat, 02 July 2011 18:00  |
Peter H. Coffin
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 09:14:06 -0700 (PDT), renjith raj wrote:
> We have a customer in need for a new on-line library managing
> application. Taking all things into consideration, web application
> seems the way to go. However, they also use bar code readers for
> issuing and returning books. This bar code reader is connected to a
> user machine and we need to access it from our server
>
> How to read those bar codes into web application? Any ideas, how to do
> it? Java applet, flash, ActiveX or something different?
>
> Scanners are Datalogic Forumula 732e and Metrologic Scanpal. Web
> application will be PHP running on Apache web server
The first scanner is an RS-232 one. You'll need to catch the incoming
data off the serial port. There's a "php-serial" class out there, but
I've never had a use for it, so I don't know much about it.
The second can have a keyboard wedge and thus requires no special
programming. You'll just pretend that someone using the scanner typed
the barcode value. Unless the customer has only an RS232 for the
scanners, in which case you're back to the class above.
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superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead
of keeping it in reserve.
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| Re: barcode reader integration in web application [message #174748 is a reply to message #174746] |
Sat, 02 July 2011 18:53 |
Gregor Kofler
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Am 2011-07-02 18:14, renjith raj meinte:
> We have a customer in need for a new on-line library managing
> application. Taking all things into consideration, web application
> seems the way to go. However, they also use bar code readers for
> issuing and returning books. This bar code reader is connected to a
> user machine and we need to access it from our server
>
> How to read those bar codes into web application? Any ideas, how to do
> it? Java applet, flash, ActiveX or something different?
>
> Scanners are Datalogic Forumula 732e and Metrologic Scanpal. Web
> application will be PHP running on Apache web server
Who cares? The input will be generated on a *webpage* - correct? So it's
an HTML/JS/Browser issue at best. Frequently those scanners mimick
simple key presses. All it needs is a bog standard input field (which is
focused). Aim the scanner on your barcode and - voilá - the input
element is filled with the code. Submit the form and you are done.
Gregor
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