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| Agron |
 Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:59 am |
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Hi,
When using a Magnetic Stripe Reader which acts like a keyboard, is it
possible to route the output of the Magnetic Stripe Reader into my program
rather then the Magnetic Stripe Reader "typing" into the application with a
keyboard focus.
Can I do something like this
#> myprogram < /dev/usb/whatevercardreader
and have the out go there only.
Or can I just open a this file /dev/usb/cardreader and read from it?
I am asking these question since I don't have that USB reader with me right
now.
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| Wiseguy |
| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:16 am |
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Agron <default@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:1985402.UfPzE0dFSF@LinuxAdvancedExtranetServer.sympatico.ca:
Quote: Hi,
When using a Magnetic Stripe Reader which acts like a keyboard, is it
possible to route the output of the Magnetic Stripe Reader into my
program rather then the Magnetic Stripe Reader "typing" into the
application with a keyboard focus.
Can I do something like this
#> myprogram < /dev/usb/whatevercardreader
and have the out go there only.
Or can I just open a this file /dev/usb/cardreader and read from it?
I am asking these question since I don't have that USB reader with me
right now.
Just because it is a USB device doesn't mean it will be supported under
linux. It will depend on whether it supports a driver that linux uses
and that depends on whether the hardware manufacturer was willing to
release the information about how it works to the open source community. |
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| Robijashi |
| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:30 am |
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Yes it is being supported and it acting like a keyboard, dumping everything
to the application with a keyboard focus.
Can I capture the readers output with
#> myprogram < /dev/usb/whatevercardreader
Or can I just open a this file /dev/usb/cardreader and read from it?
Thanks,
Wiseguy wrote:
Quote: Agron <default@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:1985402.UfPzE0dFSF@LinuxAdvancedExtranetServer.sympatico.ca:
Hi,
When using a Magnetic Stripe Reader which acts like a keyboard, is it
possible to route the output of the Magnetic Stripe Reader into my
program rather then the Magnetic Stripe Reader "typing" into the
application with a keyboard focus.
Can I do something like this
#> myprogram < /dev/usb/whatevercardreader
and have the out go there only.
Or can I just open a this file /dev/usb/cardreader and read from it?
I am asking these question since I don't have that USB reader with me
right now.
Just because it is a USB device doesn't mean it will be supported under
linux. It will depend on whether it supports a driver that linux uses
and that depends on whether the hardware manufacturer was willing to
release the information about how it works to the open source community. |
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