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Keyboard Emulation
Type barcodes in your existing software
CSV Files
Export barcodes to CSV files, search for values, etc.
Output template
Send more parameters and key presses to your programs
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The HTTP Output Component allows you to perform HTTP requests and fetch data from external end-points. The request is performed from the computer once a scan is received from the smartphone.
The 
Output Component updates the value of the matched items
It works by archiving barcodes to a CSV file (server-side) and when the same barcode is scanned twice, the server checks whether it is present in such a file, and if so a warning is shown in the app interface.
Open PDF Files using a Barcode Scanner?
We made a dedicated app just for that, download it for free!
Want to use a smartphone?
In this case use Barcode to PC. Continue reading the instructions below.
If instead, you want to open the urls on the smartphone import this template: open_urls.btpt, just double-click on it after you install Barcode to PC.
Every time a barcode is acquired from the app, it is immediately sent to the server. If you want to execute a custom action such as opening a file, you have to edit the Output template by adding a RUN component to it.
In the electronics and pharmaceutical industry, the most used 2D barcode formats are DataMatrix and PDF417 which usually contain ANSI MH10.8.2 data encoded with the ISO/IEC 15434 standard, meaning that they may include non-printable ASCII characters.
If you want to check whether a specific barcode is present inside a CSV file by receiving a sound alert after scanning it with your smartphone, this is the guide for you.
By default Barcode to PC tries to guess the format of the barcode and then decode it.
This may be a good thing if you’re using multiple barcode formats, but it may result in a slow scan time and wrong barcode reading in certain conditions.
The 
Output Component performs a search inside a CSV file by looking for a value inside a specific
Handheld scanners are designed for use in industrial environments and warehouses,