RE: barcode scanner and automated shopping

["Iain Goodhew" <I.C.B.Goodhew@xxxxxxx>]

I have just bought the Welch Allyn scanteam 3400, from laser.com. It has
both keyboard and rs232 interfaces. In it default state, it picks up
power via the inline keyboard connector, and outputs serial rs232 for
the scanned barcode. I believe this can be changed to output via the
keyboard interface if desired.
I am also in the process of writing a vb app, that logs into the online
shop, and adds the item to the weekly shopping basket, however I=92m
really only at the stage of having a few routines working at the mo. The
big problem seems to be the barcode database. No-one seems to publish
this information for free. Also I believe the different supermarkets
seem to use their own databases, hence a single solution for all shops
seems difficult to do. I am currently trying to populate my database
automatically from the favorites list stored on-line (sainsburys). This
gives me the sainsburys product code, and description, but not the bar
code.=20

^mad^ , I would be interested to swap vb programs, and ideas. I=92m not a
very good vb programmer, hence it slow progress.

Iain Goodhew

-----Original Message-----
From: ^mad^ [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 08 October 2003 23:56
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] barcode scanner and automated shopping

if your loooking to pick up a scanner, look for a modded Cue:Cat one...
they
fit in the PS2 keyboard bus, and simply send the code digits to the PC
as if
you had keyed them in, followed by a carrige return... I have knocked
together some VB and java apps using the scanner, but there is no (that
i
know of) UK Product code database, so as I bought items i had to add
them to
the database myself.... would be interested to hear what software other
people use!

^mad^
=A0 -----Original Message-----
=A0 From: Stephen [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
=A0 Sent: 08 October 2003 23:17
=A0 To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
=A0 Subject: [ukha_d] barcode scanner and automated shopping


=A0 Hi,

=A0 I read here before that some of you scan your empty boxes before they
=A0 go in the bin and reorder them via internet supermarkets.

=A0 What scanner do you recommend for this, and does it come with an SDK
=A0 for you to write your own software? Have any of you made web sites
=A0 describing what you have done?

=A0 Thanks,
=A0 Stephen.

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