RE: ON KEY with barcoding
By the way, it also provides for a perfect way to test it; just type in the prefix and key in the barcode. Handy if you don't have the barcode scanner at the dev-location Sietse > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Jarvis > Sent: dinsdag 26 december 2006 20:40 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ON KEY with barcoding > > Sietse Wijnker wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've worked with some barcode scanners sofar and ech of > them allowed > > for a prefix character in the settings. Set this prefix to > the on key > > label and the on key label should work. > > > > Regards & a merry christmas, > > Sietse > > > > I prefer Sietse's idea of programming the scanner to use a prefix... > just document what that prefix is and keep the barcode to > scan it in handy for when some nimrod resets the scanner... > (This happened to me a couple weeks ago so I'm still a bit > testy about it... ) > > As an alternative maybe playing around with a form's KEYPRESS (or > whatever) method... some fun logic to work out for other > legit keystrokes, but I have every confidence in you to > figure it out... > > > Matthew S. Jarvis > IT Manager > Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." > www.bikefriday.com > 541/687-0487 x140 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: ON KEY with barcoding
Sietse Wijnker wrote: > Hi, > > I've worked with some barcode scanners sofar and ech of them allowed for a > prefix character in the settings. Set this prefix to the on key label and > the on key label should work. > > Regards & a merry christmas, > Sietse > I prefer Sietse's idea of programming the scanner to use a prefix... just document what that prefix is and keep the barcode to scan it in handy for when some nimrod resets the scanner... (This happened to me a couple weeks ago so I'm still a bit testy about it... ) As an alternative maybe playing around with a form's KEYPRESS (or whatever) method... some fun logic to work out for other legit keystrokes, but I have every confidence in you to figure it out... Matthew S. Jarvis IT Manager Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." www.bikefriday.com 541/687-0487 x140 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: ON KEY with barcoding
Hi, I've worked with some barcode scanners sofar and ech of them allowed for a prefix character in the settings. Set this prefix to the on key label and the on key label should work. Regards & a merry christmas, Sietse > ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: ON KEY with barcoding
Mike yearwood wrote:
> I hate OKL in the user workflow. Better design, IMO is to have a customer
> screen with a search box. The user scans the barcode into the textbox and
> you retrieve the customer info. Not launching another screen will speed up
> the UI too.
>
Hi Mike!
That's what I've done in the past; I was just thinking of some way to
get the user from anywhere to that particular screen/textbox spot
easier/quickersomething more intuitive than the user having to go to
that screen via menu clicks/hotkeys ("the old fashioned way").
--
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Re: ON KEY with barcoding
> > Hi Mike > I foresee an app where billing "postcards" (reports) are barcoded. I > want the app to launch a customer screen for that given customer when > the user scans the barcode from the report. Is this possible with ON > KEY or something else? I've used barcodes in the past, but I always had > the user position the cursor in the data entry textbox. I hate OKL in the user workflow. Better design, IMO is to have a customer screen with a search box. The user scans the barcode into the textbox and you retrieve the customer info. Not launching another screen will speed up the UI too. HTH Merry < whatever > :) --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
ON KEY with barcoding?
I foresee an app where billing "postcards" (reports) are barcoded. I want the app to launch a customer screen for that given customer when the user scans the barcode from the report. Is this possible with ON KEY or something else? I've used barcodes in the past, but I always had the user position the cursor in the data entry textbox. Other info: VFP9SP1, Wasp (or similar) barcode reading gun, modern PC with Win XP. Favorite color is blue today. (What did I leave out, Ted? ) -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
