I would guess that the open dialog box is not opening quick enough so you loose some of the characters... My thought would be to have to O as a separate barcode on the machine. Scan O then scan the part name. (still quicker than typing)
On 9/19/2012 7:40 AM, Dave wrote: > I have created bar codes (Code 128 Auto font) consisting of CAM filenames > with the hope of scanning these bar codes to speed up the process of opening > a program file. I have added ‘o’ to the front end of the bar code which will > bring up the open dialogue box. I have been unsuccessful in getting this to > work properly. If I scan a barcode made from ‘o’ separately, it will bring > up the open dialogue box, then if I scan a barcode consisting of just the > filename, it will populate the filename area in the dialogue box and load the > program perfectly. If I combine the 2 operations in one barcode, I will get > a “cannot find file” error because it is dropping characters from the > filename. > > Also, sometimes, I have noticed that the jog increment dropdown will change > from “continuous” to “.1” and actually jog the selected axis. > > I am using USB Honeywell hand held scanners. I have talked with Honeywell > support and told them of what is going on and they contend that my issues are > coming from the Linux EMC2 software compatibility because when I scan my > barcodes to Gedit, they produce the correct characters and carriage return > that I created them with. > > I have been told that this maybe happening because “the real-time kernal > which gives absolute priority to the motor control thread is interrupting the > “fake keyboard” input of the bar code reader”. This is happening on 2 > separate machines. > > Any ideas are welcomed. Thanks! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
