creating a music database


I need help to catalog over 400 cds. Are there any readers available that could read the bar codes on the back of all cd's? and place them in a file system? thanks
zevbear

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To my knowlege, a bar code is just a unique number to identify an item. The store sets up its own database using the item number as the key.
Sony has a media server (in the $2000 range) that includes a 400 (200?) disk player.
You load the player with CDs, connect the system to high-speed internet, press a button and the system automatically loads the digital CD files to the server!
It also retrieves album cover art and song lists (from where I don't know).
They should have some kind of interface that lets you create a spreadsheet-type listing.