Thanks Keri, Point noted. But I don't think that offers much defence to Stig's comments. I wasn't discounting the suggestions that were given one bit.
Big misunderstanding on both sides, and I should have been clearer on why javascript is a limitation going forward. I may have posted in the wrong forum on this one, but PHPUG is one of my more active groups and I thought someone may have already gone down this path without JS (e.g. a known ActiveX control). I don't underestimate the power of JS, I've worn my ExtJS/Qooxdoo/ Jquery hat many times and love the stuff. It's just in this instance, due to hardware and software (browser) constraints, we require an alternate method. I should have been clearer that that was all I was asking. Actually, I assumed this was a dead thread, I sent that response two days ago. We've made ground elsewhere, so thanks for your time everyone. Cheers A On Oct 6, 10:37 am, Keri Henare <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]
