I'm not sure I understand the question. What do you need to wait for? Do
you mean one digit of a number?
> hey, I was thinking of something along the lines of that, but the scanner
> only returns one string of number, and i was thinking of writing a javscript
> that does an onchange, then waits 2 seconds, then submits the form. will
> that work?
>
>
>
>
> Pooh Bear
> Web App Developer
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> >From: Tony Schreiber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Bar Code Scan
> >Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:30:39 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >I've been doing nothing but barcode apps for the last few weeks (warehouse
> >management and shipping system, all in CF) and here's an extremely helpful
> >tip:
> >
> >Keyboard wedge scanners have the ability to be programmed and most will
> >come by default with a setting of adding a CR to each barcode scan. In IE,
> >pressing return will submit a form, so this works great.
> >
> >But what happens when you want to scan more than one barcode? Javascript
> >to the rescue:
> >
> ><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> ><!--
> >function checkForm(form) {
> >valid = false;
> > if (form.orderno.value.length > 0 &&
> > form.tracking.value.length > 0)
> > { valid = true; }
> > else { form.tracking.focus(); }
> > return valid;
> >}
> >//-->
> ></SCRIPT>
> >
> >This is from a page that waits for a order scan and a delivery
> >confirmation label scan.
> >
> >This is in the form tag:
> >
> > onSubmit="return checkForm(this);"
> >
> >So, the javscript prevents the form from submitting until both fields are
> >filled AND moves the focus from the first field to the second after the
> >frist scan! Tada!
> >
> >Hope that helps. That's been my little up my sleeve trick lately.
> >
> > > What you want is called a wedge scanner, This type of scanner plugs in
> >to
> > > your keyboard cables INBETWEEN your keyboard and your computer. The
> >scanner
> > > then reads the barcode and decodes it and fills in the data on screen.
> >The
> > > scanner WILL NOT go through and fill in all the data automatically in
> >all
> > > your prompts on your screen. You have to trigger/scan each barcode
> >prompt by
> > > prompt.
> > >
> > > What you are asking is very doable. We do it all the time for our
> > > Manufacturing clients when we set up barcoding processes for them to
> >collect
> > > labor, part transactions etc.
> > >
> > > I have even played around with them (a little) in a intranet
> >apllication,
> > > just to insure they would work okay
> > >
> > > Enjoy
> > >
> > > Bob Lehman
> > > New Horizon Mgmt and Consulting
> > > 440-542-0992
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > www.nhmac.com
> > > www.nhmac-user.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rick Osborne [Mojo]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:09 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Bar Code Scan
> > >
> > >
> > > > Back when CueCats were all the rage, I wrote a CF app that would take
> >the
> > > > input from it, decode it, and do neat things with the UPC. Being the
> >geek
> > > > that I am, I didn't have much use for it beyond cataloguing my (comic)
> > > > books. But, it all really depends on your scanning hardware. The
> >CueCat
> > > is
> > > > a keyboard shunt, so it inputs character data and is therefore pretty
> >easy
> > > > to work with in a web context. If your scanner hardware is anything
> >more
> > > > complex than that, you're going to end up having to write browser
> > > > plugins/ActiveX controls to get the data in, etc. As far as cost,
> >CueCats
> > > > are free. Visit your local RadioShack or do a web search.
> > > >
> > > > -R
> > > >
> > > > http://www.rickosborne.org/CueCat/
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Fuon See Tu [mailto:]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 16:31
> > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > Subject: Bar Code Scan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > hey guys, I am working on a bar code scanning ticketing solution for a
> > > > certain festival. People can print their tickets online (it generates
> >a
> > > gif
> > > > image of a bar code). What I wanted to know was how would the bar
> >code
> > > > scanner work with the database? Is there some intermediatory software
> > > > involved? Is there some scripting involved? also how much does a
> >simple
> > > > bar code scanner/software cost anyways?
> > > >
> > > > Ideally, i'd like the scanner person to be sitting in front of the
> >puter
> > > > connected to the admin website, and when he scans the ticket, the info
> > > gets
> > > > pasted into a form on the site and runs the neccessary query. is that
> > > > possible? HEHEHE..
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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