Re: barcode scanner and automated shopping

["Stuart Poulton" <stuart.poulton@xxxxxxx>]

James,

No need to step back at all, for this project to work the most important
thing will be getting people to input data.

Even those without a barcode scanner can take part.

Quite simply all that is needed is a list comprising of the barcode and a
product description, and if applicable the size of the product, for example
volume or weight.

Regards

Stuart


----- Original Message -----
From: "James Brett" <jim@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] barcode scanner and automated shopping


> Good point keith - multiple platforms.
>
> To that note (being an MS Only person) I'll step back as there seems
to be
> plenty of people wanting to get
> involved so there shouldnt be a shortage of coders etc.
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 7:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] barcode scanner and automated shopping
>
>
> If I might offer a suggestion...
>
> PHP and mySQL
>
> Apache ( optional )
>
> PHP can run under IIS or Apache so will suit Linux and Windows
platforms.
> mySQL is available for Windows or Linux
> Apache is available for Windows or Linux
>
> My laptop currently runs IIS for my ASP/Access applications and Apache
for
> PHP/mySQL applications.
>
> There is a whole load of ready written code for PHP that simplifies
lots
of
> tasks, for instance, PHP Adodb. An application I have just completed
at
work
> will run on Windows, Linux, Solaris and can use Access, mySQL or
Oracle.
> Apart from a few slightly different SQL statements for the Oracle
> implementation the only change I have to make to the PHP code is to
define
> the Database type. In fact, I chop and change so much during
development
> that I have all three specified and just rem out the two unwanted
ones...
>
> global $engine;
> $engine = "access";
> //$engine = "mysql";
> //$engine = "oci8";
>
> Where Oracle requires different SQL I just use an if statement...
>
> if {$engine=="oci8"){
> <oracle specific stuff>
> } else {
> <generic stuff>
> }
>
> Adodb also takes care of all the quoting of variables in the insert or
> update statements you just tell it to add quotes to the variable and
it
adds
> the correct type for the database in use :-)
>
>
> Developing an implementation that can run on various platforms with
gives
> maximun choice for the end user and will work whether you love or hate
> Windows/Linux.
>
> There is another advantage with Apache/PHP/mySQL ...the price is right
:-)
>
>
> Keith
>
> www.diyha.co.uk
> www.kat5.tv
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jim [mailto:jim@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 09 October 2003 10:35
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] barcode scanner and automated shopping
> >
> >
> > Stuart,
> >
> > Being a Microsoft Technologies person, (dont hate me :-))
> >
> > I was thinkig along the lines of:
> >
> > SQL Server database
> > Web Front end for uploads and downloads and search etc.
> > WebService interface (SOAP/XML etc) to allow apps to direct
> > query the database
> > and add and remove items.
> >
>
>
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