Java barcode scanner help

Hi. I am working on a barcode scanning program in Java.
I have a Wasp WCS3905 USB barcode scanner and what I want to do is scan the barcode of anything (chocolates, books, etc) and then I want the program to open the file where the barcodes and respective names of products are stored and display the scanned barcode and the name of the product.
(ie: 5000158064041 --- Headache Tablets)
That is how I want to display it. Nothing fancy, just a single line with the barcode and the name of product.
This is what I have done so far:
# I have an applet with a textfield and a button. The textfield received focus each time the applet starts and when I scan the barcode it appears in the textfield. The button is used to clear the text in the textfield.
I haven't created the products file yet(with barcodes and names) because I don't know how I need to sctructure it. Does it need to be an Access file or can it be a Notepad file?
And also, could the program fetch the product name as soon as the barcode appears in the textfield or do I need to click a button which will fetch the name?
Thanks in advance and any help will be appreciated.

ProGenius wrote:
Hi. I think I will go for the DB. Now the question is: what can I use that is free?Google MySQL
>
And also I am not sure what you mean by "hardcode a Map containing a few barcodes". Could you elaborate on that one for me please?Instead of fetching the name from a database or file you retrieve it from a Map which you have manually filled in your code:
Map m = new HashMap<String, String>();
m.put("5000158064041", "Headache Tablets");
m.put("5000158064055", "Beer");
m.put("5000158064123", "Condoms");
System.out.println(m.get("5000158064055"));>
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