Barcode Help

[asereb]

When progress message pop up with buttons Yes-No,
I need to create a barcode that will work instead of keyborad when scanned.
So, when user Scan "Yes" barcode, progress pop up message
wil behave like key "Y or Alt-Y" whas pressed and another
barcode for "No" button.
Is it possible to do?

Thank you,
Alex Serebrenik
SerebrenikA@zomax.com

[bendaluz2]

Just produce barcodes for "Y" and "N"

[bendaluz2]

Ok, so doing that doesnt work.

does the barcode scan at all? does it beep when you scan it?

if it does, then open up a procedure editor or something, and scan, and see what input you get, maybe the scanner is adding a check digit or something which is stopping it working. If this is the case, check the scanner manual, you should be able to turn this off so you get what you scan. if it still has extra characters/digits, then the printer may be adding this, so check your printer manual and disable adding check digits.

If it doesnt scan, then check you scanner manual, it may be set up to only scan certain types of barcodes, like EAN-13 or something else. You need to enable it to read the alpha numeric characters encoded with the standard you are using to print.

If this still doesnt work, check that the barcode format you are trying to print with allows alpha characters, and isnt just limited to numbers. if so, change to another format. If this is ok, then check the barcode printer configuration to see if that is set to just print numbers, if this is the case, then enable alphas.

Hopefully, after all this, it should work - one way or another.

Good luck :-)

[Simon Sweetman]

What type of scanner are you using? Many scanners interface through the keyboard and connect to the computer in parallel using the keyboard socket. When a barcode is scanned these will simulate the user typing the barcode digits on the keyboard.

Others connect through the serial port - getting these type of scanners to work as you describe will be a little more complex but it can be done, a serial coms OCX like PDQComm is really recommended.

Make sure you don't select a barcode format that only supports digits when you print your "Y" and "N" barcodes.