RE: Bar Code scanner - [PLUG] alert

[Stuart Poulton <stuart.poulton@xxxxxxx>]

> Aside from the hardware choices one of the main sticking points with
the
> shopping list idea was that no one was able to get hold of a database
of UPC
> codes and certainly the supermarkets seemed unwilling to provide. A
few
> people tried to start creating one, but I don't think it came to
anything.

It's still on-line ......

http://gadgeteer.org.uk/barcode/ukha_barcode/

Although not much is in it...... I'm looking to see if it would be
possible to query some existing on-line DB's.

I think more work is required on the detail within the database,
currently it only holds barcode, and description.

Perhaps should be

Barcode
Manufacturer
Product
Size

It is possible to get UPC databases however all carry some cost
overhead. 

> If there is any progress on this front, I would be interested in
dusting off
> my cuecat and scanteam and getting going again.

If there is interest in an on-line DB, possibly with a windows client
package (similar to CBBD for CD's & MP3's ) then I'd be willing to
put
some work into the database again, and also provide access to it.

Regards

Stuart

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