You can also in the after routine of the second field, do a raw char input 
loop, until there are no further raw chars to input.


 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: David A. Green <dgr...@dagconsulting.com>
To: 'U2 Users List' <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org>
Sent: Fri, Feb 22, 2013 11:54 am
Subject: Re: [U2] FW: Clearing Input Buffer


CLEARINPUT

David A. Green
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-----Original Message-----
From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org
[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Al DeWitt
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 12:52 PM
To: 'U2 Users List'
Subject: Re: [U2] FW: Clearing Input Buffer

How do I flush the buffer?  What is the name or function I need?  I can't
put my finger on the right page in the Unidata manuals.

Thanks.

Al DeWitt


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin King [mailto:ke...@precisonline.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 1:25 PM
> To: U2 Users List
> Subject: Re: [U2] FW: Clearing Input Buffer
> 
> I would think flushing the input buffer in either location would be 
> sufficient, assuming the problem is as you described.  I've seen 
> situations where there's something in the second field, for example, 
> that is data stacking something new and the data stacking from the gun 
> is conflicting with that.  If you're confident that's not the case,
flushing the input before that third field should suffice.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Al DeWitt <adew...@stylmark.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have an input screen (built with System Builder) where data can 
> > either be entered manually or via a barcode scanner.  The screen has 
> > 3 text boxes for input.  The barcode option fills two of the text 
> > boxes and is supposed to land on the third box to await input.  
> > However, the scanner must be adding an extra return or something 
> > because when I scan it  the third field's Process After executes.
> >
> > What can I do to flush the input buffer at the end of my validation 
> > routine on my second field...or is it better to do this on the 
> > Process Before on my third field.
> >
> > It's more of a nuisance but it would look more professional if I 
> > could make it clean.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Albert DeWitt, CPIM
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