seconding the Gun type readers others mentioned.
If there is a biz reason to use a camera on device, the device itself should be questioned perhaps: some mobile phone cameras are certain to be better and the whole device is easier to handle. Just a thought....

>I am developing a program that will be working on Surface tablet. These tablets have cameras. Do you know if it is possible to use the camera to scan barcode into a VFP application form textbox?
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>TIA