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Product: LABELVIEW, CODESOFT

Version: All Versions

 

In order to print by scanning a barcode into the TEKLYNX product, you will need to properly prepare the data sources and User-Interface. Follow the steps below to configure this function.

1. Create a When Printed field.

2. Set up the When Printed field with a data source name that identifies the data being scanned.

For this example, the data source is named Barcode because barcodes will be scanned to enter the data.

3. Create a phrase that tells the end user how to enter the data.

Configure this phrase on the When Printed tab within the data source.

NOTE: Make sure the Display in Form checkbox is selected. If it is not selected, the field will not appear in the Form.

4. After customizing the When Printed field properties, enable the Form.

The Form can be enabled from the Main Title Bar or by pressing F12 on the keyboard.

5. Open the Form, right-click the Form, and select Form Customization.

6. In the Form Customization window, select Print When Enter Key is Pressed.

After this option is enabled, scanning a barcode that has a Carriage Return ({CR}) at the end of the data string will automatically print one (1) label.

NOTE: This function will ONLY work if the barcode has a Carriage Return at the end of the data string. If the barcode or barcode scanner does not already provide a Carriage Return, continue with the steps below.

7. Create a Formula.
NOTE: It is highly recommended to name the Formula using the name of the Data Source being manipulated, followed by Formula. This makes it easier to identify which Formula affects each Data Source.

8. Create the Formula using the When Printed field and the Char() function.

9. Test the barcode scan.

Select the data entry box in the Form for the desired When Printed field. In this example, the data entry box is labeled Enter Scan:.

Example Explanation

SYMBOLOGY: Code128 Linear Barcode

DATA: 123456789987654321 & char(13)

Expected Result: One (1) label prints automatically with the string of data 123456789987654321.

NOTE: The ASCII function for a Carriage Return is the Char() function with the decimal integer 13.
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