In defence of Stig (and everybody else who has been part of this convo), it seems as if everybody understood your "gotcha", you just didn't understand that it isn't the problem that you think it is. As far as the question goes in regards to the USB barcode scanner, I think it's been pretty well answered; Javascript has no limitation as far as this use-case is concerned. It seems as though the only limitation here is your understanding of Javascript (no offence intended).
I've whipped up a real quick (and dirty) example: http://gist.github.com/612356 For the example, type anything while on the page, if it includes the string "pixelfusion" then that will trigger an event on the page. I've used a straight string comparison, but as Stig mentioned, you could get away with a regex on the buffer. Do not underestimate the powers of the Javascript, or suffer your father's fate, you will. Kind regards, Keri Henare --------------------------------------------------- Chief Technical Officer Pixel Fusion [e] [email protected] [w] pixelfusion.co.nz [m] (+64) 021 874 552 [p] (+64) 09 550 3084 Zend Certified Engineer - http://www.zend.com/en/yellow-pages#show-ClientCandidateID=ZEND013450 PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. --------------------------------------------------- On 4/10/2010, at 3:59 PM, Aaron Cooper wrote: > ----- 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 > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
