Re: Subject: Hardware support architecture for remote Clients

[Richard <..hidden..>]

On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 12:07 +0300, Alex V. Tikhomirov wrote:
> > How the card / bar code readers send their requests/posts 
> > to the server?
> 
> Barcode readers. 
> 
> There are two types of readers: 
> 
> 1.USB/COM connectors
> 2.Keyboard connectors. 
> 
> I think that 1st type will be hard to use with LSMB.
> 
> Computer feel Ðeyboard connected barcode scanner like just
> an ordinary keyboard, so no need in additional software to use it with
> LSMB. All you need to use scanner  is to point the cursor to right
> entry field before start to scan. 
> 
> Scanner will read and decode barcode information, will send it to entry
> field and will "press Enter", so right default button have to be defined.
> 
> There is one more question: Were to store barcode in LSMB ?

You could use the Microfiche field or Drawing or some other field you
don't normally use. We use the Microfiche field to store codes for
putting things in the right place on the web site, and Drawing for
dimensions.

Cheers
Richard 


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