Re: Barcode and client access

[Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:26 04/26/1999 , Veronica wrote:
>I am working on a program which will accept input using a barcode reader.
>As the user does not want to use the keyboard, is it possible to scan a
>'enter' or any function keys(f1 - f12) using barcode to simulate Enter key
>pressed on the Keyboard. If so, where can i find this information. 

You can use a workstation customization object to map any seldom used
keystroke so that it acts as a function key. I did something similar with a
couple of old 3180s that we use for public timecard inquiry kiosks. The
scanner documentation may also shed some light on the issue. I'm not sure
about the enter key. I know that we use 3 of 9 and we get an enter key if
we encode the leading and trailing asterisks in the barcode. In another
life, I was involved with some POS devices, and I vaguely recall that the
scanners were somewhat configurable, and could be set up to pass an enter key.
Pete Hall
pbhall@execpc.com
http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall
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