Magnetic card reader integration with delphi

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Hi all,
I am a newbie to this delphi programming. I have been given an assignment that to make program for a Magnetic card reader that can be integrated with a kiosk ticketing machine, so that the customers can swipe card and take tickets. But the problem is that I couldnt even find an example program at all related to this. So I am really looking for a help including a sample code. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Sreenath Krishnakumar

Posted 15-Aug-13 1:17am

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Updated 15-Aug-13 1:23am

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[no name] 15-Aug-13 7:25am

Did you try asking the manufacturer of the reader?

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Wolfram Steinke · Answer 1 · 2015-11-24T12:06:00

Most of the mag stripe readers have a driver that will write the data direct to any window that has focus and the reader is active all the time.
The simplest way is to have a hidden edit control that can accept the data when card is swiped.
You may need to find the calls to turn the reader on and off so you can't get data when it is not wanted. They can vary slightly depending on the reader.