> Hello! > > Sorry if this is off topic. I'm making a php site where one > can order a > kit and now I would like to mark the kits with bar codes generated by > the php script. I would also need some kind of bar code > hardware reader > and some way for a computer to read the result from the bar > code reader, > guess php might not work here so I might create some java > application or > whatever. > > I've never done anything like this before, do you know of any good > starting points? I don't know anything about bar codes. > > Regards Emil > If I understand you correctly, a person orders a kit, you print a barcode, on a sticker for instance, and apply it to the kit they order. You then want to be able to scan the barcode, when you ship it for instance, back into the application. For this you will need a TTF barcode font (available on the web for free), a barcode scanner (check out Symbol, and Wasp), and a label printer. There are many, relatively inexpensive, barcode reader solutions that simply plug into a USB port, or go between your keyboard and your computer. Scans data in just as if you had typed it. JM -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
