Activating the barcode scanner of a Motorola MC3090 device in .NET Mobile

Thank you. I double-clicked on scanwedge.exe and my scanner scans. Is there a way to start this program automatically when the scanner is started? Or has it to be started manually all the time?

Thanks. That solved my problem.

I know this is technically solved and this solution works for us as well but have a follow up am curious to address.

For us we have a scanner application that by default reads all kinds of bar codes without the data wedge or any other special configurations. We have a bar code from Ford Motor Co. that in the same application just doesn't work without data wedge running. The scanning laser is active on scan button but the application scan read event is just never fired. Only happens for this new type of code for different client.

Here is our handler, can anyone simply explain why scanner works without data wedge for everything except this bar code type. The laser fires, just no read.

private void barcode1_OnRead(object sender, Symbol.Barcode.ReaderData readerData)
        {
            try
            {  
                if (_scanType == ScanType.CrossDock)

                {
                    if (txtDealerNumber.Focused)
                    {
                        //if (ValidateDealerNumber(readerData.Text))
                        //{
                        //there is no DealerNumber set so we must be reading it
                        txtDealerNumber.Text = readerData.Text;
                        //readyEntryField(txtCartonNumber);
                        txtCartonNumber.Focus();
                        ToggleBackColor(txtCartonNumber);
                        //}
                        //else
                        //    return;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        txtCartonNumber.Text = readerData.Text;
                        //we should have a 'complete scanned item' at this point

                        scannedItem = new ScannedItem();
                        if (txtCartonNumber.Text == null || txtCartonNumber.Text == string.Empty)
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("Carton Number Required");
                            txtCartonNumber.Focus();
                            ToggleBackColor(txtCartonNumber);
                            return;
                        }
                        else
                            scannedItem.CartonNumber = txtCartonNumber.Text;

                        if (txtDealerNumber.Text == null || txtDealerNumber.Text == string.Empty)
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("Dealer Number Required");
                            txtCartonNumber.Text = string.Empty;
                            txtDealerNumber.Focus();
                            ToggleBackColor(txtDealerNumber);
                            return;
                        }
                        else
                            scannedItem.DealerNumber = txtDealerNumber.Text;
                       
                        scannedItem.ScannedItemType = _scanType;
                       
                        //Serialize using data service
                        dataService.addItem(scannedItem);

                        //Update the count of total items scanned
                        _totalItems++;
                        UpdateTotalItems();

                        //clear txt fields
                        txtDealerNumber.Text = string.Empty;
                        txtCartonNumber.Text = string.Empty;
                        ToggleBackColor(txtDealerNumber);

                        //display items
                        displayItems(scannedItem);
                        txtDealerNumber.Focus();
                       
                    }
                }
                else if (_scanType == ScanType.HVCParts)
                {
                           //More handling code here for option
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
        }


Also, here are instructions on how to install with auto start following a warm boot. Am trying these now and will update if the instructions are modified at all for us to get working.

Installing DataWedge
Installing the DataWedge utility requires copying several files to the Symbol terminal and put in a specific
directory to prevent loss of files when terminal is powered off.
 
Be sure to identify the operating system of the handheld device to select the appropriate DataWedge.exe
file.
 
1) Log on to the terminal
a) Using File Explorer, browse to the share containing the above extracted files  
2) Copy the file
a) Select the correct version of the DataWedge.exe file by clicking on the file name.
b) Hold down the stylus on the file name to reveal the pop-up menu.
c) Tap [Copy] with the stylus.  
3) Paste the file
a) Browse to the \Windows\StartUp folder on the terminal.
b) Tap and hold a blank area of the window, tap Paste from the pop-up menu to finish the copy of
the DataWedge file to the terminal’s StartUp folder.  Installing the DataWedge utility into this
folder will insure the utility restarts during warm boots.  
4) Using the same copy and paste procedure above, copy both the DATAWEDGE.EXE and
DATAWEDGE.CPY files to the \Application folder on the terminal.  This is a non-volatile storage area
on the terminal for programs and applications.  Storing these files here will insure that the utility
program stays on the terminal and gets copied to the StartUp folder during a cold boot or after
recovering from a device loss of power.  
5) After copying the utility programs perform a warm boot on the terminal to make sure it automatically
starts.  A status icon will be displayed in the system tray after the utility is running.

I am aware that you can programmatically scan without using datawedge, but I've never gotten involved in the code, so I don't know how to use it.  But what I'm getting at is this: when using datawedge, you can go to the 'decoders' setup and pick and choose which symbologies to read.  If you try to read a type of bar code that is not checked, then the laser will fire, but it will not read any data.

So I'm thinking that surely there is a similar type of configuration for situations where you don't use datawedge, but scan programmatically instead.  I don't know where or how you pick and choose which symbologies to read, but it may be that this new bar code you're encountering IS activated for datawedge, but is NOT activated for programmatic scanning.