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Hi Michael,

Thank you for your third opinion. I agree with everything you say and this customer, fortunately, listens to common sense arguments.

>Thirding my own opinion :)
>
>I would mention to the customer that the Gun Type is well known, reliable, and adds ZERO risk and almost Zero programming cost.
>
>Using the device camera... is a risky science experiment that will probably burn a lot of time and money and may or may not work well - it WILL NOT save money.
> ( I have done enough "science experiment" projects to recognize this kind of money-pit when I see it. Not saying it can't work, just MUCH riskier than the customer believes. )
>
>Get a gun type that does keyboard emulation, no special interface, no DLL, no .NET and best of all: no worries!
>
>Cheap too:
> https://www.barcodewarehouse.biz/eCat/handheld_scanners/cipherlab_scanners/pos_usb_scanners/1500_1d_scanner_black_usb_cable.aspx
"The creative process is nothing but a series of crises." Isaac Bashevis Singer
"My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all." Oscar Wilde
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