----- Original Message -----
From: Stig Manning
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [phpug] [OT] - USB Barcode Scanner to Web
>>Hi James,
>>
>>Sounds like he has already quoted $1M+ to the client and wants some kind of
>>super hard, active-x or client-side java class solution to justify the cost.
That assumes a little too much about the client. A touch bitchy too, in a
sarcastic kid sort of way, considering you made a comment to James, yet
ofcourse to me and the entire group.
>>It really is very simple with JavaScript. Even if you can't program the
>>preamble, you can just regex (pattern match) the barcode input to detect it
>>and submit/process.
That assumes a little too much about the nature of the project, it's future
usage, and dependancies. None of which were shared, as it was not required in
the context of the question. The barcodes may not follow a common pattern one
little bit.
>>No need for complexification. Which is one of the worst habits of developers.
Leaning on assumptions to justify an unnecessary point would be right up there
for me.
A
Not to
-Stig
James McGlinn wrote, On 4/10/2010 1:12 PM:
Sure. If it's about what you see as the limitations of Javascript maybe
let us know what you see those as being? We've put a fair bit of effort into
making our app respond (form submission, page updates, form reset, even audible
feedback) with no further action from the operator besides the scan taking
place.
Happy to share what we've learned through that process.
- James
On 4/10/2010, at 3:07 PM, Aaron Cooper wrote:
Thanks James,
Again, I am well aware it is no different from a keyboard.
Noone's really reading the primary gotcha of my post so I'll just close
this one now.
Cheers people
Aaron
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