iNomads

Bar Code Reading

Bar code reading interfaces to ZXing (Zebra Crossing) bar code reader, which is available on most current Android smartphones/tablets (requires Ice Cream Sandwich or newer) and to a limited extent, iPhone/iPads. The interface works by examining the image of the bar code using the front facing camera on the device and analysing the image to detect bar codes.

Supported Bar Codes

For the Android device, the following codes are supported: UPC-A/E, EAN-8/13, Code 39/93/128, ITF, Codabar, QR code. Currently, iPad/iPhone only supports QR Code.

For more information, visit http://code.google.com/p/zxing.

Invocation Methods

Two methods are provided to invoke the scanner software:

The first method is a callable routine that will initiate the scanner and return the value directly to an application variable.
The second method provides the ability to scan bar codes directly into input fields on the current panel in response to a button on the panel caption line being selected.

Callable Routine

call "*plus/inomads/scanner", return_value$, codes$

Where:

return_value$	Variable that will receive the returned bar code value.
codes$	A comma-separated list of bar codes that you want the software to look for. Valid code types are: AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE_39, CODE_93, CODE_128, DATA_MATRIX, EAN_8, EAN_13, ITF, MAXICODE, PDF_417, QR_CODE, RSS_14, RSS_EXPANDED, UPC_A, UPC_E. (Default = "UPC_A,EAN_13")

Built-in Caption Line Scan Button

This button must be enabled in the template definition in the Misc tab (see Template Configuration Maintenance) where you can provide a list of browsers that, if detected, will have the scan button enabled (Default: Android), along with a list of acceptable bar codes.

The button on the caption line will only be enabled on unformatted input fields and only on the browsers named. If the user selects the Caption Line button, the current input field is automatically filled in with scanned data and an On Change event will be initiated with EOM="S".