http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/mt_3/archive/2009/06/10/barcode-your-qi-part-3.aspxWith a handheld scanner attached to our terminal, here's a batch file to capture data: @ECHO OFF :LOOP SET /P ACCT=WAND TUBE ECHO %ACCT% %DATE% %TIME% >> SCANNED.LOG GOTO LOOP Saved as SCANNED.BAT in a place where you can run it – such as the DesktopenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)