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MS Access Forum / Forms Programming / January 2005Access barcode capture
I would like to scan into a form and automatically advance to the next control. I have tried a me.nextcontrol.setfocus in all the events without success. Is there another way? Thanks!!! Let me clarify...I scan a barcode with a wedge scanner into a control. Instead of requiring the user to tab to or click in the next control, I'd like Access to automatically advance. thanks > I would like to scan into a form and automatically advance to the next > control. I have tried a me.nextcontrol.setfocus in all the events without > success. Is there another way? Thanks!!! A lot of barcode scanners allow you to specify a termination character. Have you looked at that? In any case, you need to know what character the scanner sends to represent the end of field. If you have the scanner set to use tab as the termination character, you wouldn't need to do anything. If it uses a different termination character, you'd have to use the KeyPress event to trap the EOF character, set KeyAscii = 0, and .Setfocus to the next control.  SignaturePaul Overway Logico Solutions http://www.logico-solutions.com > Let me clarify...I scan a barcode with a wedge scanner into a control. > Instead of requiring the user to tab to or click in the next control, I'd [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> without >> success. Is there another way? Thanks!!! I've ran some testing with bar code readers and the termination character can be set to send the "Enter" character. You simply need to set the "Enter" action of the control box to move to the next field. > A lot of barcode scanners allow you to specify a termination character. > Have you looked at that? In any case, you need to know what character the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >> without > >> success. Is there another way? Thanks!!! Yes...that works too...sometimes. The problem being that if focus is somewhere that it shouldn't be when you do the scan, you may have an unintended/undesired effect...i.e., focus in on cancel button, you scan...guess what. If you use tab, this is less of a problem. If you use some other character, i.e., ASCII 0 or some high ASCII number, it is even less of a problem. But it depends on the scanner. SignaturePaul Overway Logico Solutions http://www.logico-solutions.com > I've ran some testing with bar code readers and the termination character > can [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >> without >> >> success. Is there another way? Thanks!!! |
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