Barcode is nothing more than a True Type Font on Windows. All you need to do is to print to whatever you are printing to with this font defined (in a report or label?). The barcode reader is just an input device like the keyboard. So, if you happen to have a form up on your screen and a textbox has the focus, when you read from the barcode scanner, that data will appear in that space. Is this what you're asking?

Phillip

>I need some advice. I have written an application that does utility billing. I need to be able to print the customers
>id on the bill in barcode format. Then when the customer brings in the bill for payment, the barcode is scanned and
>the customer record will be pulled up in cash receipts. This is all I need it to do.
>
>I have no experience in this field, so I am looking for someone who can tell me if I need a barcode package, how can I
>get it to interface into my software, and how do I get the scanned information into my Customer ID: prompt in
>cash receipts.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Brad Trim
>Systems Support Company