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Hye. i need to build an inventory system.

In that system, the production department will scan the barcode in each item.

**How should i connect the barcode scanner with the system ?
**

and

the requirement of the system is to be able to compare the information scanned with the ordered item which is retrieve from database.

how should i compare it?

any of you can help me with your brilliant idea ? fyi, i think i will use microsoft access as the database and Visual Basic as the UI. btw, i am still noobies about VB.

Thank you for your kindness :)

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A barcode scanner is basically a Human Interface Device(HID) the same as a keyboard. When a barcode is scanned it should return a string the same as if you typed it in. Each item in the database should have a unique id code which will be represented by the barcode. If you only want an alpha-numeric code, code 128 will work, though I'm sure there are others. You might want to think about how portable the system will be. Will everything be working off a desktop or will there be a need for people to scan product away from the desktop? You might want to look at whether your code will work on portable devices.

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There will be the people scan product away from the desktop and the information from the barcode will appear at the desktop. how can i solve this ?

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You'll need software that can work on both a desktop and a handheld scanner, either in one language, if you use a scanner based on Windows CE, or in different languages. You might want to look at several of the open-source software packages that are available. A simple internet search will help there.

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is it okay if i use VB.net? and my supervisor need the system will produce report. i think crystal report should be okay aite ? i really need your opinion. thank you :)

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If they use scanners that are windows based then you should be OK with VB.net. I haven't used Crystal Reports much but you should be ok as long as you don't require anything too fancy or complicated.

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if you don't mind, would you share with me any website that have an example of inventory system that use barcode with VB.net and M.Access as the database?

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP :)

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You're welcome. Please remember to mark this solved. Thanks.

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