How to program a Hand held scanner in ASP.NET

We have a client server based inventory tracking program which uses hand held scanner to read the inventory level and update the database. We are in the middle of transforming that application to a web-based (intranet)(ASP.NET with Visual basic) application. Can any body shed some light on how those 300 hand held scanner device can be reprogrammed in ASP.NET so that it does not effect the integrity of the application. If any body can tell me where can I find any piece of code relating to that, it will be very help full to me. Please email me at moloyus@yahoo.com<br><br>Thanks

You'll need a client run control to do it. There's no way an ASP.NET enabled webserver is going to be able to respond to your scanners (plugged into a client computer) unless you configure your scanners to send detailed information in a web request through IE. It would also have to be perfectly HTTP formatted to work. stick with your VB app for goodness sake. If you want it to go to the asp.net app, get your vb app to send an HTTP GET request to a ASP.NET web service.