Re: barcode scanner and automated shopping

[Stuart Poulton <stuart.poulton@xxxxxxx>]

> I did talk about it though, and someone did offer to set one up (might
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> been one of the other Stuarts).

That'll probably be me......

> My proposal would be something along the lines of a PostgreSQL Server,
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> web front end, but also direct access for those who want to write
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> apps.

Sounds about what I was thinking of..... I'm happy to start work on this
again if the interest exists, if people e-mail me off list then I'll see
what can be sorted out.

> www.upcdatabase.com publishes a snapshot of it's DB on Sourceforge,
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> suggest that as a good starting point for seeding the database. He
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> mentions a SOAP interface that he was speccing, how far that went, I
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> know.

Great..... I'll investigate this again.

All we need now is a database guru to come up with a sensible schema
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the usual suspects please step forward)

Regards

Stuart (P)