I'm working on a project at work right now that requires me to enter
data into Access through a barcode scanner. I have the WASP barcode
software installed with its printer and scanner working fine on WASPs
sample db. But I need to use it to input records into acess. Can
anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance.

The WASP and other barcode scanners I use all act as keyboard wedges. Input
from the scanner appear to an application like it came from the keyboard.
All you need to do is place the cursor in the field and scan the barcode.
The scanner can be programmed to append an <Enter> to the end of the input,
if needed.

"Joe Smith" <bucbarrydb (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Thank you very much. I figured extra steps would be needed. How would
I go about appending the <Enter>?

On Sep 2, 11:06*am, "paii, Ron" <n... (AT) no (DOT) com> wrote:

It depends on the reader. Normally it comes with a setup sheet of barcodes.
Read the manual to see how to append the <Enter>. You can test it using the
command prompt or notepad to see what it outputs.

"Joe Smith" <bucbarrydb (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Thank you very much. I figured extra steps would be needed. How would
I go about appending the <Enter>?

On Sep 2, 11:06 am, "paii, Ron" <n... (AT) no (DOT) com> wrote:

On Sep 2, 10:44*am, Joe Smith <bucbarr... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
FYI: most barcode scanners call what you are "appending" to the
barcode a "Suffix". May help in searching through the manual for
that. You may also want to do a Google search. Many manufactures
post the codes for a "Enter" (CR & LF pair) as well as a Tab on the
web. (It's *really* common to append one or the other to a scanner to
make it work properly inside a program.)

In the manual that comes with the scanner is all the language and set-
up codes that you can scan to alter the scanners behaviour. A useful
one with the WASP series is to turn off the incessant beep! Likewise
you can set them up to read different barcode types. If you dont have
the manual you can download it from the WASP website for your
particular model. Once you have input the settings you want the
scanner will remember them. Test the scanner in notepad to see that it
gives you what you want, and then you are set to go.

Cheers

The Frog

On Sep 7, 3:10*am, The Frog <mr.frog.to.... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote:
Thank you very much guys. I really appreciate all the input.