Connection - Opticon ESL Server Manual

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A product look-up table can be added for easy linking of products to ESLs by scanning the
barcode of a product followed by the address barcode on the ESL. This table should only contain
the bar codes and related unique product IDs and a short description of the product.
A typical product look-up table would be created using the following query. The use of the
barcode column as primary key makes it possible to have products with multiple barcodes.
CREATE TABLE barcodes
(
[Barcode] VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
[ProductID] VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
[Description] VARCHAR(50),
)
Important notes:
Please make sure that the barcodes in this table are in the same format as output format of the
handheld barcode reader. Databases often strip any leading zeros and/or checksums, while
barcode readers DO output them. This can cause barcodes of products not to be recognized.
When using the supplied WebApp or using a barcode terminal to link ESLs, ALL barcodes in the
look-up table should NOT have any leading zeros.

Connection

7.2.2.
To configure the connection with the SQL database,first select which type of SQL database is
used. This can be MySQL, MS-SQL, SQLite, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
Alternatively an ODBC data source can be used to connect to a SQL based database. See
chapter 7.3 for more information.
Next, fill in the SQL Server address, login, password and database name and press 'Test' to verify
the connection with the SQL server is configured correctly.
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