Bar code scanner and pocket excel

[lefteris]

Hi,

I am using a Socket In-hand CF bar code scanner with an hp iPAQ pocket PC (h2200 series). Does anyone know how to time stamp (hour, minute, second) each scan? Can Pocket Excel do this, or do I need additional software?

Thanks,
Lefteris

[Tracy Daubenspeck]

Socket has a Software Development kit. It has a dll file that can be used to access the scanner. There is a Visual Basic module in the kit that has all the calls you need to access the dll. I just dug up this info today for a project at work. We intend to pull the info from the miniature consumer scanners directly into excel or access. I don't intend to write the routine myself, but if I can, I will post the code once it is done. I'm not sure what capability Pocket Excell has in the visual basic department, but maybe something can be done to build a csv file that pocket excel can read.