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| Registered: September 17, 2009 | | Posts: 5 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have a rather large DVD collection that I'd like to catalogue with DVD Profiler. I'm considering to buy a C-Pen 20 scanner that scans barcodes.
Here's the website for the scanner: http://www.cpen.com/artikel.php?aid=63&lang=EN
Can I use this scanner to scan the DVD barcode and add it to my list in DVD Profiler?
Anyone here using a C-Pen perhaps?
Cheers!
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | Open notepad or another text editor. Scan the barcode. If the number appears in the editor it'll work with DVDP. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: September 17, 2009 | | Posts: 5 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for your reply, but I don't have this pen. I'm considering to buy it.
Jorgen Toll |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jorgen Toll: Quote:
I'm considering to buy a C-Pen 20 scanner that scans barcodes. Does it? I couldn't find any mentioning of bar-codes on the given page, only OCR. You might want to look for a Cuecat, preferably USB-Version, available e.g. for ~15USD from a Amazon.com-Seller. cya, Mithi | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: September 17, 2009 | | Posts: 5 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mithi: Quote:
Does it? I couldn't find any mentioning of bar-codes on the given page, only OCR.
It said so on the package in the store, and in the manual: http://www.cpen.com/media/C-Pen_20_Guide.pdf The guide above states that it reads the following barcodes: "1D Barcode Types: Check Code 39, Check Interleaved 25, Code 128, Code 39, EAN 13, EAN 8, Interleaved 25, CODABAR (without checksum), UCC Code 128, Code 2 of 5 (Industrial, IATA, Matrix), Code 93, UPC-A, UPC-E and Postnet." Does this info make anyone wiser? Jorgen Toll |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jorgen Toll: Quote:
It said so on the package in the store, and in the manual: I would have guessed that it also can read bar-codes, but I learned to assume nothing in the world of computer-hardware.  From the manual: 1. Place the cursor at the position where the read text is to be inserted.
Remember that the window has to be active.Well, that sounds exactly like the type of scanner you need for DVD Profiler. I still think it has a hell of a price, but if you also want it for it OCR-capabilities, go ahead and happy inputting. cya, Mithi | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: September 17, 2009 | | Posts: 5 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for your replies!
Yes, it's rather expensive. But I thought I'd use it for other purposes as well. Besides, this is the only barcode scanner I've found in the town I live in. I'll buy it tomorrow and give it a try.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jorgen Toll: Quote:
Thanks for your replies!
Yes, it's rather expensive. But I thought I'd use it for other purposes as well. Besides, this is the only barcode scanner I've found in the town I live in. I'll buy it tomorrow and give it a try.
Jorgen Toll Will the seller let you test it at his place beforehand? Or let you be able to return it if it doesn't work? I'd hate to pay a lot for something that didn't do what I wanted it for and not be able to take it back for a refund (maybe less a restocking fee). | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| Registered: September 17, 2009 | | Posts: 5 |
| | Posted: | | | | I bought the C-Pen 20, brought it home and installed it...
Works perfect! :-)
This will make adding DVD:s much easier!
Thanks for all your help people!
Jorgen Toll |
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