Not a mag-reader, but at a previous job (in a previous life?), we had a
project where data entry was handled in large part by bar code scanners.
Like mag readers, they simply read in the data from the bar code (or mag
strip) and mimic typing in the values as if they were key strokes.
They actually had some common values that, instead of just typing them in or
selecting them from a drop down list, they just printed out the bar codes
for these values, taped the print outs on the wall, and would scan them in
as needed. I'm told that they even went so far as to have printouts for
each individual letter:
"L" - beep - "A" - beep - "Z" - beep - "Y" - beep
How's that for government dollars at work? 8^)
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Mosh Teitelbaum
evoch, LLC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:22 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Scanning a Drivers License
>
>
> I have done this in our intranet. It was more of a test than a
> real world use, but it worked. I use a mag reader that is
> programmed to format a CA driver license and pass only the info I
> need. I have a page on the intranet that uses Javascript to
> capture the keystrokes (Mag readers are basically keyboard
> emulators) and then submit the info to a CF spage that checks the
> info. I know it's not as robust as a C or Java app, but it works
> and it didn't take much of an effort. We use it for a timeclock
> app now, but we are thinking of using it for authentication as
> well. I can post the code if anyone is interested.
>
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