FW: V 8.03.305 ERRR....400 Bar Code Scanning in MES

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Todd,



Use $I at the end of your barcode (include this with the actual barcode
font).



Also, you can use Elfring Barcode program to create 3 of 9-type labels
if outside of Vantage/Crystal..works great - here's the link:



www.elfring.com



Thanks,



Jason Claggett

Microsoft Small Business Specialist

MCP #3856159

2W Technologies, LLC

312.533.4033 x8039

jason@...



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Hofert
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:08 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] FW: V 8.03.305 ERRR....400 Bar Code Scanning in MES



We are trying to effectively use bar code scanners in the MES Interface
to streamline data collection tasks. We are running into problems
getting the scanner to advance to the next field without having to press
the tab key. Can anyone offer advice how to get the cursor to auto
advance after scanning a barcode? I have programmed an ENTER into the
scanner and have tried the option to treat ENTER as TAB but that doesn't
work. I can't find a way to program a TAB into the scanner. Not sure how
to accomplish this. It seems there are some over sights to efficient
scanning in the interface but maybe it is just me not 'getting it'.

Thanks

Todd Hofert

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We are trying to effectively use bar code scanners in the MES Interface
to streamline data collection tasks. We are running into problems
getting the scanner to advance to the next field without having to press
the tab key. Can anyone offer advice how to get the cursor to auto
advance after scanning a barcode? I have programmed an ENTER into the
scanner and have tried the option to treat ENTER as TAB but that doesn't
work. I can't find a way to program a TAB into the scanner. Not sure how
to accomplish this. It seems there are some over sights to efficient
scanning in the interface but maybe it is just me not 'getting it'.



Thanks

Todd Hofert



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Todd,

We ran into the same problem last week while upgrading. I created
a work around - tab is $I. My end activity formula looks like
this...

$I$I%DE$M

This is telling it to tab, tab, Alt+E(shortcut for end activity),
enter.

I found that you have to tab the cursor to focus on an event button
to get the shortcut to work. This might become an issue for those
already long barcodes you have, like for job operations or employee
badges. Indirect activities require 3 tabs preceding the formula...

Jennifer Mesiano
Walton Signage
IT Manager

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Hofert" <todd@...> wrote:
>
> We are trying to effectively use bar code scanners in the MES
Interface
> to streamline data collection tasks. We are running into problems
> getting the scanner to advance to the next field without having to
press
> the tab key. Can anyone offer advice how to get the cursor to auto
> advance after scanning a barcode? I have programmed an ENTER into
the
> scanner and have tried the option to treat ENTER as TAB but that
doesn't
> work. I can't find a way to program a TAB into the scanner. Not
sure how
> to accomplish this. It seems there are some over sights to
efficient
> scanning in the interface but maybe it is just me not 'getting it'.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Todd Hofert
>
>
>
> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and
privileged
> information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify
the
> sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and
destroy any
> copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person
other
> than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Todd,

We ran into the same problem last week while upgrading. I created
a work around - tab is $I. My end activity formula looks like
this...

$I$I%DE$M

This is telling it to tab, tab, Alt+E(shortcut for end activity),
enter.

I found that you have to tab the cursor to focus on an event button
to get the shortcut to work. This might become an issue for those
already long barcodes you have, like for job operations or employee
badges. Indirect activities require 3 tabs preceding the formula...

Jennifer Mesiano
Walton Signage
IT Manager




--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Hofert" <todd@...> wrote:
>
> We are trying to effectively use bar code scanners in the MES
Interface
> to streamline data collection tasks. We are running into problems
> getting the scanner to advance to the next field without having to
press
> the tab key. Can anyone offer advice how to get the cursor to auto
> advance after scanning a barcode? I have programmed an ENTER into
the
> scanner and have tried the option to treat ENTER as TAB but that
doesn't
> work. I can't find a way to program a TAB into the scanner. Not
sure how
> to accomplish this. It seems there are some over sights to
efficient
> scanning in the interface but maybe it is just me not 'getting it'.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Todd Hofert
>
>
>
> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and
privileged
> information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify
the
> sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and
destroy any
> copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person
other
> than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>