barcode-scanner

Embedded ZXing - what am I missing?

Hi all, Sorry if this has been answered before, but I am trying to make an application that will include the ability to scan barcodes on Android. I'm looking at using ZXing as the library, however, I want to embed the scanner in my application so that the user doesn't have to have the ZXing barcode scanner installed to use my applicatio...

Reading from an USB barcode scanner

Hi, I've got this nice USB barcode scanner and I'd like to readthe input using the USB driver and not the keyboard input. How can this be accomplished using .NET? any ready libraries? I couldn't find anything of real use... Thanks! ...

Getting started with ZXing on Android

I'm trying to add ZXing to my project (add a button which calls the scanner upon press). I found this: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/788eb52a765c28b5 and of course the ZXing homesite: http://code.google.com/p/zxing/, but still couldn't figure out what to include in the project classpath to make it...

Two way communication with Barcode reader via HID POS

I wish to develop an application which implements two-way communication with a barcode reader where the application sends back an accept/reject signal to the barcode reader to indicate success or failure and the barcode reader interprets with a different beep, red bulb or whatever (depending on the brand). For this reason using the Keybo...

Do you need to have wifi for your application to get results with RedLaser SDK?

Hello all, I'm currently developing an application to scan for a barcode, give a description of the product (local database) and provide a movie as a way of providing a user manual. My only question is does the scanning feature of the redlaser sdk require me to be on wifi? Or do the results of scanning just come up locally through some ...

barcode scanner in JavaScript? Or plugin/extension

Hi All, I'm looking at writing a USB barcode scanner interface to a web application (offline app). By this I mean that the scanner will be on the client machine not server. So I was wondering what the best design would be. I know I could write an ActiveX object or native plugin into some browser but this is not ideal, does anyone kno...

Is there a cross platform barcode scanner application with an SDK available for mobile devices?

I would like to create a barcode scanning applciation for iPhone & Android . I have found for iPhone "Red Laser" http://www.redlaser.com/SDK.aspx. I would like to know of any software people know about that has a shared license for both Android and iPhone devices. Cheers. ...

MPMoviePlayerViewController, what if it fails?

I'm creating an application to scan barcodes and provide video information on the scanned product. I'm running into the problem where the MPMoviePlayerViewController ends up giving me a white screen if a video url is not valid. It should just go back to the previous screen if no video is available. How do I handle this exception? I can't...

Is it possible to turn a blackberry camera to a barcode reader?

I've got a blackberry curve, and it runs OS 5. What APIs should I be looking at to use the camera as a barcode reader? ...

How does the RedLaser barcode reading framework compare to others on the iPhone?

I've been doing some research on the barcode frameworks available and saw the 'Red Laser' framework which was recently acquired by ebay. I was however discouraged by their own forum. Does anyone have any experience with this library? How does it compare to e.g. ZBar or zxing? ...

detect barcode scanner from web browser

In a jee web application, I need to read data from barcode scanner(connected to the user's machine - client side),display the data in a textbos and send the code back to the server.I think I understood how to do it. Is it possible to detect whether the scanner is connected/turned on and if not, display a warning in the web page that th...

Android ZXing preview poblem

I have embedded ZXing 1.5 in my app. I had tried to port 1.4 but could never get the camera preview to work properly on the Nexus One. I now have the exact same problem with 1.5. The preview window shows the preview box on the bottom right of the screen. It does the same thing on Sprint's EVO. The actual barcode scans properly if yo...

reading from barcode scanner

I need to read data from barcode scanner in a web page. I agree that a usb scanner or a scanner equipped with keyboard wedge driver could get the data to a text field in the web page. I'm curious to know how do we read the data from RS-232 based scanner and bluetooth scanner. Will they also get the data to a textfield in a web page witho...

activex detect barcode scanner

I need to develop an activex control that could be embedded in a web page. The control should detect barcode scanners, check the status of the same. Kindly provide some pointers or advice if you know of any 3rd party tools that do that. ...

software to scan UPC codes from images

Is there a server/software that can take an image in and scan it for barcodes (UPC or otherwise) and return the number encoded in the barcode? ...

Android onActivityResult triggered before activity even starts!

Hi all, I have an app that needs to scan a barcode to get a code before it can continue. I use this code to start the scanning activity: finish = (Button) findViewById(R.id.finishButton); finish.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View viewParam) { /*Prompt the user to s...

Value from bluetooth barcode scanner

I am developing an application that uses a bluetooth barcode scanner (OPN-2002). To read the value from the scanner I am listening for keyboard events with the following code: [textField addTarget:self action:@selector(valueFromScanner:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingChanged]; ... - (void)valueFromScanner:(id)sender { N...

How can I add a Javascript listener to capture input from bluetooth barcode scanner to iPad??

Hi all, I'm having trouble logging keystrokes in javascript on the iPad. The following script works on Chrome and Safari, but not iPad Safari. The bluetooth barcode scanner sends 12 digits as keystrokes, then sends a return character. Does anyone have any ideas? I think you will need an iPad to try this out :) Thanks, Mark $(document...

QR Codes - Camera Orientation/Projection

I am looking for a library or method to decode a QR Code (or potentially another form of 2d barcode) and to be able to actually determine the camera position and orientation. This seems like it should be doable, but I am not entirely sure. Does anyone know what the best route for this is? Or if it is even possible? ...

Which 'contact information' format has the broadest support for mobile phone QR code scanners?

vCard? mecard? hCard? Is there a de facto standard at this point? I've never personally owned a 'smartphone' -- is there a format that's supported 'out-of-the-box' for either iphone, android or blackberry? edit: found this discussion from last year. Any thoughts? this reader appears to be multiplatform and uses mecard mecard sp...