hi kee I sent this yesterday but it looks like messages from my handheld don't get thru the list filters.
Most barcode scanners can be configured to send a 'preamble' at the beginning of the data they transmit. This is a useful way to handlle things and is how I do it in my barcode app. This allows you to set focus based on what's coming in. HTH, Ray Bennett ..:From my Treo 600:.. ---- Original Message ---- From: "kee nethery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 11/27/04 1:24 pm To: "How to use Revolution" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: barcode scanner On Nov 27, 2004, at 10:04 AM, Michael D Mays wrote: > The problem, I envision, is when you integrate a keyboard with the > scanner. > > How can you differentiate between keyboard input and the input from > the scanner? Is there a way to tell whether the input is from a > scanner or the keyboard? no there is no way to differentiate between a keyboard and scanner if the scanner is acting as a keyboard. If the scanner comes in via serial cable, then it is a set of data that your program needs to gather and deal with. In that case, the data is separate. For us, it's just a fast alternate keyboard that is used to enter specific information into one specific field. Once that information is entered, a script processes the bar code data and the cursor gets moved to another field where keyboard entries are done. Then when that set of data is saved, a new blank page gets created and the cursor goes into the field for the bar code data, and the scan process starts over. Kee _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
