08-09-2012 07:14 PM - edited 08-09-2012 07:14 PM
Hi
I am writing a code which requires me to scan a code. But in order to do that I should click in a String Control Box and then scan, so that the alphanumeric code can appear in that box.
I would like to make this default. As in, I want the cursor to remain inside the String Control box as soon as I run the vi. So that I can directly scan as soon as the vi runs and the code is entered into that field.
Also, I have a pop-up in the middle of my code. I close the pop-up by pressing any key. After this I want the cursor to go back to the same String Control as mentioned above.
Please let me know what is the best way to do it.
Thanks
Mr. Miagi
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08-09-2012 07:41 PM
I wrote an application like this and took a different approach: I handled "Key Down" events at the VI main window level. The user had a barcode reader that acted like a keyboard; I assume you have something similar. There were no text controls on the front panel since the only thing the user could do was scan a barcode, which caused a corresponding label to print. It would have been easy to add an indicator so it would look like the text was being typed/scanned in. On each keystroke event I added that character to a string (stored in a shift register); when the final character arrived (either a tab or enter) I validated the string and then processed it. There was also a timeout so that if too much time passed between characters, the string would be cleared; this prevented accidental keystrokes from being treated like real input.
Just another idea for you as an alternate approach.
08-10-2012 12:07 AM - edited 08-10-2012 12:08 AM
Set Key focus property of the string control to true using its property node when you want to set the cursor back to string control.