RE: Make/Break on enter key (3180 terminal)

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:47 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Make/Break on enter key (3180 terminal)

From: Don Cavaiani

This is quite goofy. I have a 3180 terminal with a Symbol LS1900
"wedged" scanner. On a 3197 terminal in the same shop, I have a
Symbol LS 3070 WIRELESS scanner set up.

I have a simple program where a Part# is scanned, followed by the
scanning of the serial#. When the part # is scanned on the WIRELESS,
the cursor jumps right to the serial number field, and when the
serial# is scanned, and there are no database errors, then the record
is accepted, and the original screen re-appears.

However, on the WIRED scanner, the keyboard "locks" with each scan -
with the message "function key not allowed". The scanned data shows
in the Part number field, but the reset key must be pressed on the
keyboard
b/4 continuing.

Ugh. This definitely sounds like the scanner is sending the wrong scan
code to the 3180. "Function key not allowed" is a hardwired error that
you get if a function key is not enabled. And the Enter key is ALWAYS
enabled, so the scanner must be sending something different.

Do you get this error regardless of the setting of the make/break flag?

Joe

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