MattHiggs Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Hey all. I have a project I am working on for my company, and part of it requires the use of a bar code scanner to scan a large number of packages into an excel spread sheet. However, the way that the bar code scanner interfaces with excel is not ideal (essentially between each scan we have to readjust the position of the currently active cell, which is very disruptive to workflow). I would like to write a script which can automatically update the active cell right after the bar code scanner has input the scanned data into the previous cell, but I have absolutely no experience writing code that interfaces with hardware. Is this something that would be beyond the scope of what AutoIT is able to do, or can someone at least point me in the right direction? Thank you. Edited April 13, 2016 by MattHiggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Can't you change the suffix code for the scanner to either a TAB or a CR? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoBert Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I think a GUI with 1 Input and using the Excel.au3 functions can do this job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHiggs Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, AutoBert said: I think a GUI with 1 Input and using the Excel.au3 functions can do this job. See here is the thing, I am not sure HOW to actually read information from a hardware device. If it a UDF? Also what exactly do you mean by one input? Sorry, programming knowledge is not the best. Also, Brewman, your idea sounds interesting, but how would I go about accessing the scanner's suffix code? Edited April 13, 2016 by MattHiggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudw2k Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm making an assumption here....does scanning a barcode immediately type the "read" barcode like keystrokes? If you open notepad and scan a barcode does show up in the notepad window? I'm assuming it does. If that is the case you don't have to do anything special or worry about reading form the hardware. If this is not the case I apologize. Otherwise, a GUI with 1 (a single) input field would allow you to "capture" the barcode output and then automate it using the Excel UDF. I'd recommend starting with the GUI (easier piece), then check out the Excel UDF and look for examples on how to select cells and update their values. Let us know if you get stuck. Spoiler Things I've Made: Always On Top Tool ◊ AU History ◊ Deck of Cards ◊ HideIt ◊ ICU ◊ Icon Freezer ◊ Ipod Ejector ◊ Junos Configuration Explorer ◊ Link Downloader ◊ MD5 Folder Enumerator ◊ PassGen ◊ Ping Tool ◊ Quick NIC ◊ Read OCR ◊ RemoteIT ◊ SchTasksGui ◊ SpyCam ◊ System Scan Report Tool ◊ System UpTime ◊ Transparency Machine ◊ VMWare ESX BuilderMisc Code Snippets: ADODB Example ◊ CheckHover ◊ Detect SafeMode ◊ DynEnumArray ◊ GetNetStatData ◊ HashArray ◊ IsBetweenDates ◊ Local Admins ◊ Make Choice ◊ Recursive File List ◊ Remove Sizebox Style ◊ Retrieve PNPDeviceID ◊ Retreive SysListView32 Contents ◊ Set IE Homepage ◊ Tickle Expired Password ◊ Transpose ArrayProjects: Drive Space Usage GUI ◊ LEDkIT ◊ Plasma_kIt ◊ Scan Engine Builder ◊ SpeeDBurner ◊ SubnetCalcCool Stuff: AutoItObject UDF ◊ Extract Icon From Proc ◊ GuiCtrlFontRotate ◊ Hex Edit Funcs ◊ Run binary ◊ Service_UDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoBert Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Just build a Gui with 1 GuiCtrlCreateInput and test what happens when a barcode is scanned. I excpect same result as userinput on keyboard. #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Example() Func Example() GUICreate(" My GUI input accept Barcode", 320, 120, @DesktopWidth / 2 - 160, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 45) Local $idFile = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 5, 300, 20) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; Loop until the user exits. While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $idFile MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "drag drop file", GUICtrlRead($idFile)) ;your actions here GUICtrlSetData($idFile,''); clear input for next scan EndSwitch WEnd EndFunc ;==>Example Edited April 13, 2016 by AutoBert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHiggs Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, AutoBert said: Just build a Gui with 1 GuiCtrlCreateInput and test what happens when a barcode is scanned. I excpect same result as userinput on keyboard. #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Example() Func Example() GUICreate(" My GUI input accept Barcode", 320, 120, @DesktopWidth / 2 - 160, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 45) Local $idFile = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 5, 300, 20) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; Loop until the user exits. While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $idFile MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "drag drop file", GUICtrlRead($idFile)) ;your actions here GUICtrlSetData($idFile,''); clear input for next scan EndSwitch WEnd EndFunc ;==>Example OHH. Now I see what you mean. Brilliant! Thanks. I will get to work immediately. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoBert Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 If only Text appears in Input then change scanner settings or insert a Button in GUI User clicks after scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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