How to select Text Field for Barcode Reader input
How to select Text Field for Barcode Reader input
- Subject: How to select Text Field for Barcode Reader input
- From: Brian Christmas <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:49:53 +1000
G’day scripters
I’m trying to select the contents of a Text Field, (Text Field 2), and insert
the input cursor into it, to accept the input from a Bar Code Reader.
Everything on the net is all about setting the text of a field, but when I
added a line to set the text to “”, the following script was ignored.
Stupid thing is, the barcodes being inserted into the number 1 Text Field, even
though I’ve moved my required Field to the top of the list, so the Barcode
Reader does work.
Any advice on how I can place the input cursor into an empty field, please???
Trying to select text field 2 has no effect. (UI Browser)
I’m also assuming the Barcode sends a return when read and inserted into the
Field. If not, how do I recognize when the Field has the entry, and enter a
return?
I’ve no idea where I found the code below, as I’ve been laid up ill for 5
weeks, and hardly able to code, let alone remember anything I found, or was
helped with.
Another query, should I select the Field, or the Text Field Cell? Tried both.
Regards
Santa
on runningloop:{}
with timeout of 50 seconds
tell me to activate
# tell scanEntryField to setStringValue:”” — No good!
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Mail
Manager Production Reporter"
scanEntryFields's currentEditor's
moveToEndOfLine:(missing value)
end tell
try
set (my barCodeEntryValue) to scanEntryField's
stringValue() as text
tell scanEntryField to setStringValue:""
end try
tell application "System Events" to display dialog (my
barCodeEntryValue) as text
say (count of (my barCodeEntryValue)) as text
if (count of (my barCodeEntryValue)) > 0 then
my makeTable1FirstResponder:me
end if
end timeout
my firstCycle()
return
end runningloop:Attachment:
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