Hi Steve,

There's really nothing to adding barcode-reading capabilities to your software. Just hook up the reader between the keyboard and the computer, and whatever's read will come to the computer as if it was typed on the keyboard.

I wrote an article about this a few years ago in FoxPro Advisor.

Good luck!

Alex


>Does anyone know of some good value bar code hardware and software that works with VFP 6? Like a module that works with VFP 6 and ties in with POS bar coding application.
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>For this application, I am writing something in VFP 6 that a school cafeteria can use to scan a bar code on a student's lunch card and track that student's lunch card spending and balance.
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>Any recommendations?
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>Thanks.