Re: FLASH: Flash and barcode scanning

[Rob King]

This should be very simple...  laying down the logic not the code...

Mc 3 frames long

    1st frame Set BarCode = Default

    Second frame has action...

1st. have an MC check the value of the txt field (BarCode)

2nd compare value of BarCode with Default (000000)

3rd if not default then wait to make sure data is fully entered {if not

default, i = i+1, if i = 12(one sec) then ...}

4th send value to database and reset BarCode to Default

    Third Frame Goes to Secondframe and plays


hope ya follow that :)

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From: "DeJarnett, Gary" <

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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:27 AM

Subject: FLASH: Flash and barcode scanning



> I know that the quick answer to my question will be, “No, not possible”,

but

> I’ve seen so many on this list creatively find ways of tricking Flash into

> doing the “impossible” that I wanted to throw out a question just in case.

>

> I need to use Flash along with a barcode scanner.  The barcode scanner

part

> of the problem is sort-of irrelevant because the scanner will simply enter

a

> series of numbers into a text field just as you would enter them from the

> keyboard.

>

> My question is:  is there any way at all to get Flash to trigger an action

> or event when the text field has been entered?  After the operator scans

in

> the barcode (again, same as typing in a 6-digit number) I want to go out

to

> my database and do a lookup based upon that number.  I’m trying to avoid

the

> operator from having to lay down the scanner and either move the mouse or

> hit a key on the keyboard between scanned items.

>

> Again, sounds impossible to me.  I don’t have experience with scanners

> (early stages of this project), but thought that maybe we could even code

> some special character at the end of the barcode or something and possibly

> use that to trigger an event.  We have total control of how barcode labels

> are printed and what information is on them because this project is being

> done from scratch.

>

> Anyway, thanks for any and all thoughts,

>

>

Gary (dejarnettttu [dot] edu)

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