Intercepting USB Barcode SCanner Traffic

Et. Al.

I'm new ( mostly ) to the VB.Net I have written programs in .Net / VB6 and have knowledge of C++ and Java.


I have a need to "INTERCEPT" the communication from a "BAR Code" scanner. What I need to be able to do is mostly the following..

1. If I scan like KEYWORDS I want the software to intercept the traffic and based on the keyword either like start another program... Close a program something.....

2. If the the scanned data is NOT a keyword allow the communication to proceed as normal.

3. Can it be a "SERVICE" that starts when the user logs in?


Ok.. so my .net skills are extremely rudimentary. Where do I start

Ok .... so this can't be done?

It may be possible to do this with .Net

However, depending on what your time allowance and budget for the project is, you may want to consider using something like Serial Magic from SerialIO.com instead.

jdc....

My budget... I can do as much or as little as I want as long as I do it... So for me this is an educational project with the end result being something my company will use.


Prefer to not have to buy someone else's software as I'm limited to how I might want it customized....

I know that programs have to talk to com channels so I was hoping that it wasn't something all that difficult and that there was a more active developer base here.


so... thanks I'll just start exploring.