Re: Keyboard Buffering

[Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

If using something like Client Access, maybe you could record a macro in
order to set on/off the keyboard buffering...

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries


On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Louis,
> I was afraid that that would be the case.
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> Jeff Young
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> From: Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 10:16:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Keyboard Buffering
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> Jeff,
>
> Keyboard buffering can be set on/off either globally with CHGSYSVAL
> (QKBDBUF) or, locally,  with  the QWSSETWS API but, IIRC, if you are using
> an emulation program (think Client Access) the control of the buffering
> depends on your emulation software.
>
> HTH,
>
> Luis Rodriguez
> IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Is there any way to dynamicaly turn keyboard buffering off and on from an
> > application?
> > I have an application that is prmiaraly designed to run on a scanner
> > (display width 20 col), but can sometimes be invoked at a normal 5250
> > emulator session.
> > This application normaly accepts a 20 char field on the first line, as
> well
> > as a 10 char field on the
> > next line and a 7 digit field on the third line.
> > The field on the first line has a CHECK(ER) keyword associated with it.
> > The barcode being scanned is 40 characters.
> > When I scan the barcode at a normal workstation session, it fills the
> > first and second field, and then when my next format is displayed, puts
> the
> > remainder on the only input field for that format.
> >
> > There does not appear to be any way to prevent this from happening except
> > to disable keyboard buffering before scanning the barcode.
> > It appears that this is the default behavior for scanners as when I use
> > this on a scanner, there is no problem.
> >
> > This is the first of many applications that must be enhanced to enable
> the
> > scanning of the 40 char barcode, so a solution that involves screen
> changes
> > or major program changes is not desired.
> >
> > All suggestions are welcome.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff Young
> > Sr. Programmer Analyst
> > IBM -e(logo) server Certified Systems Exper - iSeries Technical Solutions
> > V5R2
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