Thanks Scott...
Replacing the 5250 is where we are eventually headed. We have over 100 of these "wearable" Motorola/Zebra RF devices we use for order picking. They are "hands free" for the user.
I can see this becoming a "browser application" in the near future. The biggest hurdle is replicating the audible tones our users are accustomed to for a "good scan" or a "bad scan" (bad meaning they scanned the wrong item, or too many of an item, etc.).
We have a similar scanning app that we run on iPads now.
I have a user testing the new changes today - feedback has been positive so far.
Thanks again!
Greg
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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 4:18 PM
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Subject: Re: Display DDS
Another approach I've used is to configure the scanner to add additional characters to the scan. I configured it to add an F2, then the scan, then press ENTER. This allows the program to bring up a window with a large field to receive the scan (and make sure the cursor is positioned in it) and then the program gets control when the scan is completed.
in your situation, the program could show the barcode as a series of output fields and use substrings to break it up across multiple lines. Since the F2 is sent automatically and brings up a different screen, any time they scan, it'll go to a different screen anyway.
That said, replacing 5250 with other technologies where you don't have to resort to the "keyboard wedge" approach of scanning is even better.
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