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Hi all,
Has anyone got any ideas about where to get some C code to read a barcode?
Ive got a pen but dont know what to plug it to.
Nezir,
The messages you're getting here are, I think, absolutely right.
The reference algorithms contain the basic functionality. I have just found a copy of one of the AIM documents (code 93) that states:
"In addition, perform such other secondary checks on quiet zones, beam acceleration, absolute timing, etc., as are deemed prudent and appropriate considering the specific reading device and application environment."
Basically, it's a massive get-out clause that gives anyone who develops such a system a massive amount of investigative and experimental research. I can assure you that this is the part that really takes time to develop.
If you do go ahead with it, give yourself plenty of time to do your own development. Maybe you'll strike gold and find something on the Internet.
Either way, good luck.
Maybe you'll strike gold and find something on the Internet.
my internet experience confirm the old saying "not all that glitters is gold".
Erik
That sounds about right.
Maybe I should have highlighted the 'maybe'!
"Maybe you'll strike gold and find something on the Internet."
If you don't understand the issues involved, how will you be able to distinguish the gold from the stuff that's just yellow and shiny - but useless...?!
Even if the source code is "free" (as in beer), there is still likely to be a lot of work to turn that into a product...