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Thread POS systems
Thu, Aug 30 2007 11:45 AMPermanent Link

"Harry de Boer"
LS

We develop solutions for boat rental companies. A prospect asked us if we
could 'connect' our software to a 'cash register' as POS solution. As we
never did this before, anyone has any ideas/thoughts/links on how this could
be accomplished?

Thanks in advance,
Regards, Harry

Thu, Aug 30 2007 12:12 PMPermanent Link

Roy Lambert

NLH Associates

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Harry


If you don't get any help here try the CodeGear ng's I've seen posts over there

Roy Lambert
Thu, Aug 30 2007 1:14 PMPermanent Link

Indeed:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/borland.public.delphi.thirdpartytools.gen
eral/search?
hl=en&group=borland.public.delphi.thirdpartytools.general&q=cash+drawer

/Matthew Jones/
Fri, Aug 31 2007 6:17 PMPermanent Link

Stuart Kelly
Hi Harry,

Depends which model of cash register you are talking too.  You maybe able to communicate
over a network and grab the files you need.

If your talking about ejecting a cash drawer, this can be done though a receipt printer.

I work for a EPOS company and wrote all the code to talk to the peripherals, so I should
be able to point you in the right direction.

Cheers Stu
Sat, Sep 1 2007 3:56 AMPermanent Link

"Rita"
I did this once and I bought a barcode reader from a guy in Manchester
UK
It came complete with the Delphi source plus C++ code.
Nothing got past my front door without getting zapped
and stored in DBF pre Dbisam days Wink
I will see if I can find details but search for barcode reading
components they include demos.

"Harry de Boer" <harry@staaf.nl> wrote in message
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> LS
>
> We develop solutions for boat rental companies. A prospect asked us if we
> could 'connect' our software to a 'cash register' as POS solution. As we
> never did this before, anyone has any ideas/thoughts/links on how this
> could
> be accomplished?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Regards, Harry
>
>

Sat, Sep 8 2007 11:38 AMPermanent Link

pos harware is pretty easy to setup.

-BC scanners can be Y'd into a KB cable or USB. We currently use USB. They
both simply simulate KB entry.
(open notepad and scan to review)
-Receipt printers will have a driver, or you can use 'generic text printer';
Generic sometimes works better.
-Cash drawer hook up to the printer and can usually be opened w/ sending a
CHR(7) to the printer.
-Card readers are also USB and just push the text like a KB. You will have
to parse the data.
(open notepad and scan to review)
-Touch screens just simulate a mouse touch, no code changes (except bigger
buttons for fat fingers Wink

Not like the old days of serial (ugh)

Regards,
Scott.

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