Need some help please

[Brett.Hallett]

I'm sure this qustion has been presented and put to rest many times in
the past but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for.

I need to be able to scan existing barcodes on inventory items and have
them show up in Access with my own description. Example: I scan a
Linksys Network card's barcode and am then able to assign my own
description for it. A user can then look at my database and see the
new description and quantity. I know this is possible, I just don't
know how to implement it.

I'm just starting to explore the world of barcoding and know next to
nothing abot it...(obviously). I currently have no barcoding hardware
but plan on getting a handheld Wasp or some other equiv. if that would
do the trick. Please help or point out a good tutorial.

Thanks!!
Brett

 

[John Vinson]

I need to be able to scan existing barcodes on inventory items and have
them show up in Access with my own description. Example: I scan a
Linksys Network card's barcode and am then able to assign my own
description for it. A user can then look at my database and see the
new description and quantity. I know this is possible, I just don't
know how to implement it.

Typically a barcode reader is attached either to a USB port or the keyboard
port; in either case, Access (or Windows) just treats input from the scanner
as if it were being typed - fast and accurately - from the keyboard.

In an Access application you'ld just set the focus to a textbox, scan the
barcode, and the scanned value will appear in the box. If you set the
textbox's properties correctly, its AfterUpdate event will instantly fire and
you can take whatever action you wish (such as navigating to a record in your
table).