POS scripting interfaces 1

[regilobo]

I'm interested in what scripting/addon options there are for various POS systems. Mostly interested in functionality that allows you to interact with the POS using custom code.
Anyone care to chip in with their opinions/experiences?
I'll start with what I know:

MICROS - PMS/SIM interface using ISL. Provides fairly deep read/write access to most POS and check functions. You can trigger custom events from touchscreen buttons and there are several system defined events you can interact with. Uses a Basic-like language called ISL which is...adequate. Scripts work across platforms with minor changes (3700/8700/9700)
Cost: Per site license fee of approx. $825 to enable the feature

Squirrel - Extensions can be written in Java and you have read/write access to most check functions. Uses an older version of the JDK, so are some limitations, but otherwise if you can do it with Java, you can do it with a Squirrel extension.
Cost: None that I'm aware of.

Aloha - Some kind of COM interface, but the docs aren't readily available and it seems to be treated like a state secret....
Cost: ?


HSI -
Digital Dining -
Maitre'D -
PixelPoint -
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[Limassol]

For com interface on Aloha you need to contact radiant.
What kind of scripting addons are you looking at?

 

[regilobo]

Well you can contact Radiant all you want but there seems to be little likelihood that they will respond, at least in my experience.

I'm just looking for general information for other point of sale systems to see what options there are for custom programming. It seems silly in the Aloha case to have to pony up $$$ and fill out an application before you can even get a general idea of what the capabilities are.

 

[pmegan]

Micros 3700 versions 3.2 and above also have an API available to SIM (ISL) scripts that allows you to run SQL queries against the database from POS operations.

All versions of 3700, 8700 and 9700 allow you to access dll's from the SIM code. I think the libraries have to be written in C++ but I'm not sure.