srl [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
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*>I've got a CueCat barcode reader, available free at Radio Shack,
*>just waiting for a use. This might be it. Haven't played with it yet
*>at all.
I looked at doing this but I lack a PC and my soldering iron went missing.
I did a bit of research and found that for ISBN and some of the other more
esoteric barcodes [ read finnish ] I could waste my time and be frustrated
by hacking this oddly phallic rat/cat or I could spend $150 and be done
with it while having something that reliably works.
There are a couple of CueCat modules up on CPAN as well. If you value
time more than money, spend a few bucks and get a real scanner.
http://www.snx.com/readfeat.html is the one I purchased as it works iwth
both Mac and PC. It also got very high marks from people who have used it.
http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Barcode
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