How to Read the Magnetic Card Reader?

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I am wrting an application that reads the data on the card (magnetic strip) that is swiped. I have a card reader and i know that the data on the magnetic card is a long interger. What I dont know is how to write methods to grab the data when a card is swiped and store in a variable. I know how write methods and store things in variables, but not from a card reader. Dear reader can you help me. My level of expertise is beginner.

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P.S. Thanks in advance.

Posted 4-Jun-11 16:25pm

Brian Connelly

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RaviRanjanKr · Answer 1 · 2011-06-04T17:50:00

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This MSDN link-[magnetic card reader][^]
and CP Link-[A Smart Card Framework for .NET][^]
might be useful for you.

Posted 4-Jun-11 17:50pm

RaviRanjanKr

Updated 4-Jun-11 17:52pm

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