Way to read from USB port with Rev (Bar Code Reader)

[Peter Alcibiades]

"say, can you tell me which barcode reader you've tried this with?"

Sure, its a Datalogic Gryphon.  Any reader which uses a Y cable to connect 
should work however.  

The only problem I can see with this method is that you have to ensure that 
the window in which your data is going to be entered has focus.  And if the 
user does something with the mouse or keyboard, those events will be 
registered as well.  So maybe some sort of script is necessary when the Rev 
application is opened that somehow locks down the input.  If its for your own 
use rather than in a production environment that shouldn't be an issue.

The Gryphon is a nice piece of gear.  You press the trigger.  A light bar 
shines out of the scanner end.  You move the light bar to the bar code, it 
beeps, a green light appears, and the data appears in the field.   Pretty 
robust and available used quite cheaply.