Print automatically after scan
Hello,
I want to find a way to get a label to print every time I scan a barcode, without clicking "print" or pressing the "enter" key.
I have set up a data entry form and checked the box for "repeat data entry until cancelled". I also have the text field set to "move focus between controls when data is entered by the barcode scanner", and the scanner itself is programmed to perform a carriage return after sending the scanned data.
It would seem like this combination of settings would allow me to print without hitting enter manually, but it doesn't. What can I do to get this working the way I want it?
Update (10/9): it would seem the reason this doesn't work is that Bartender requires a delay after entering data before it can print. I set the scanner to pause for 250ms between sending the data and sending the carriage return, and this enabled me to print immediately after scanning. I would still like to be able to print without this delay, if that is possible.
Thank you.
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Not sure if would work any better but you could try disabling the barcode input tickbox and add a TAB and then CR/Enter as a suffix to the data
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Not sure what you mean by the barcode input tickbox. The initial barcode that I need to scan is laser etched on a PCB, so I can't modify it.
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It is the barcode tickbox you said you enabled in your original post
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Thank you for clarifying. I've tried adjusting various settings without success. I was just wondering if there was a straightforward setting to "print automatically on data entry", but there doesn't seem to be one and things are working well enough now. Thank you for the support.
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