Wouldn't you still need an xtra to listen to the USB port? Does the DirectCommunication xtra do this?
Mike > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:08:19 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Colin Holgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> barcode reader and other devices > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Does anyone knows if it's possible interact director with devices like > >barcode reader and credit card machines? How it can be done? there's > anybody > >else around with crazy ideas like this? :-) > > > Mostly ignore the other two posts. You can get USB barcode and credit > card readers, they plug into a USB port (on any platform that > supports USB) and work right away, without any Xtras. The numbers > coming from a barcode exactly match what you can read on the label. > You can configure the barcode reader to put characters before or > after that, so for example you could append a return character, and > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
