Bar code using Form6i run in c\s using scanner

Question

Dear all
Want to ask if possible to used bar code in form6i run in c\s using scanner as bar code reader..
Do i need to install something to work this bar code?
Any step by step documentation on how to do a bar code?
thanks

Answer 1

A scanner is a hardware device that basically works like a keyboard. When you use a scanner it reads and interprets the bar code and sends the character to the Operating System (OS). Forms does not read characters directly from keyboard or scanner. It reads the characters from the OS. Therefore, Forms doesn't know where the characters came from, and it does not care.
Think of it this way...
When you change out your simple keyboard and replace it with a fancy keyboard, does Forms know or care. No.
Or here is a even simplier way to think about it...
Think of a scanner as being a box that sends characters to the computer. When you open the box and look inside you see a trained monkey who looks at the bar code and types the correct character on the keyboard. (But this trained monkey does not need to be fed.)
The question you should be asking is, not if Forms will work with the scanner, but whether the scanner will work with my OS. Only the scanner manufacturer can answer that. If you want to know how to install scanner or how to operate it, then ask the manufacturer of the scanner.