Winform code for handheld barcode scanner.

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I'm new to programming, I've been asked to create a software that scans barcodes using a handheld Motorola Barcode Scanner, from what I've read these scanners are recognized as a keyboard by the computer.

I'm only finding code foe WPf and I'm using WinForms.

Please Help.

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Posted 4-Sep-17 2:38am

Les Mok

Updated 4-Sep-17 3:36am

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CPallini 4-Sep-17 8:43am

If your device acts like a keyborad, what is your trouble with?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 4-Sep-17 9:26am

"I'm only finding code foe WPf and I'm using WinForms."

As we all know handling keyboard input in WinForms is very difficult (compared to WPF of course)...

CPallini 4-Sep-17 15:19pm

As we all know handling keyboard input in WinForms is very difficult
Really (I don't know WPF)?

Les Mok 5-Sep-17 3:47am

I have never used bar code scanners before and the whole keyboard thing is what I read on the internet, What I'm asking for is help regarding how to go about it, something like a tutorial specifically on WinForm, the one's I've seen are WPF.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2017-09-04T03:36:00

Most barcode scanners come configured as a keyboard - and as such when you scan an item, you get an Article Number exactly as if the user had read it from the human readable section and typed it in - you don't need to do anything specific in either Winforms or WPF to handle the scanned data unless you need to know when the data starts and ends. In that case, the first thing you need to do is talk to the manufacturer of your scanner and find out how to configure it to provide lead in and trailing indicators.

When you have that, you can detect them (the manufacturer will probably provide code examples as well) - but until then, it's just keyboard data, nothing else.