Detecting a keyboard wedge input

[Paula]

I am wondering if this is possible:
I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application. I am
using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from the
wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?

[Jonathan Wood]

I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com
"Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I am wondering if this is possible:
> I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application. I am
> using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from the
> wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
>

[Jonathan Wood]

I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com
"Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I am wondering if this is possible:
> I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application. I am
> using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from the
> wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
>

[Dean Earley]

Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after the code.

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
>
> --
> Jonathan Wood
> SoftCircuits Programming
> http://www.softcircuits.com
> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
> >
> > I am wondering if this is possible:
> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application. I am
> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from the
> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
> >
>
>

[Dean Earley]

Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after the code.

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
>
> --
> Jonathan Wood
> SoftCircuits Programming
> http://www.softcircuits.com
> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
> >
> > I am wondering if this is possible:
> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application. I am
> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from the
> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
> >
>
>

[Dick Grier]

Hi,

Perhaps, though there is no fool-proof way (IMO). This capability depends
on the barcode scanner hardware, and even then...

For heavy-duty applications, I prefer a barcode scanner that connects to the
PC serial port. These cost a little more than ones that use a wedge.
However, there is no confusion with actual keystrokes, and they will work
regardless of where the user has placed focus. I have an example for this
in my book (see below).

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)
Hard & Software
12962 West Louisiana Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
303-986-2179 (voice)
303-986-3143 (fax)
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 2nd
Edition ISBN 1-890422-25-8 (355 pages).
For information look on my homepage at http://www.hardandsoftware.net.
Use the Books link to order. For faster service contact the publisher at
http://www.mabry.com/vbpgser.

[Dick Grier]

Hi,

Perhaps, though there is no fool-proof way (IMO). This capability depends
on the barcode scanner hardware, and even then...

For heavy-duty applications, I prefer a barcode scanner that connects to the
PC serial port. These cost a little more than ones that use a wedge.
However, there is no confusion with actual keystrokes, and they will work
regardless of where the user has placed focus. I have an example for this
in my book (see below).

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)
Hard & Software
12962 West Louisiana Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
303-986-2179 (voice)
303-986-3143 (fax)
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 2nd
Edition ISBN 1-890422-25-8 (355 pages).
For information look on my homepage at http://www.hardandsoftware.net.
Use the Books link to order. For faster service contact the publisher at
http://www.mabry.com/vbpgser.

[Paula]

Thank you! Yes, I was able to configure the scanner to attach a character
to the output.

"Dean Earley" <dean.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:
>Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after
the code.
>
>--
>Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
>Assistant Developer
>
>iCode Systems
>"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
>> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
>> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Wood
>> SoftCircuits Programming
>> http://www.softcircuits.com
>> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
>> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
>> >
>> > I am wondering if this is possible:
>> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application.
I am
>> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from
the
>> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

[Paula]

Thank you! Yes, I was able to configure the scanner to attach a character
to the output.

"Dean Earley" <dean.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:
>Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after
the code.
>
>--
>Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
>Assistant Developer
>
>iCode Systems
>"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
>> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
>> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Wood
>> SoftCircuits Programming
>> http://www.softcircuits.com
>> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
>> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
>> >
>> > I am wondering if this is possible:
>> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application.
I am
>> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from
the
>> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

[Dean Earley]

Glad I could help

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message news:3aed5004$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Thank you! Yes, I was able to configure the scanner to attach a character
> to the output.
>
> "Dean Earley" <dean.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:
> >Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after
> the code.
> >
> >--
> >Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
> >Assistant Developer
> >
> >iCode Systems
> >"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
> >> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
> >> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Wood
> >> SoftCircuits Programming
> >> http://www.softcircuits.com
> >> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
> >> >
> >> > I am wondering if this is possible:
> >> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application.
> I am
> >> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from
> the
> >> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

[Dean Earley]

Glad I could help

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message news:3aed5004$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Thank you! Yes, I was able to configure the scanner to attach a character
> to the output.
>
> "Dean Earley" <dean.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:
> >Normally, they can be configured to send a character string before and after
> the code.
> >
> >--
> >Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
> >Assistant Developer
> >
> >iCode Systems
> >"Jonathan Wood" <jwood@softcircuits.com> wrote in message news:3ae45b3a@news.devx.com...
> >> I don't believe it is. I thought the whole point of a wedge was to enter
> >> keystrokes that the software can't tell is not coming from the keyboard.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Wood
> >> SoftCircuits Programming
> >> http://www.softcircuits.com
> >> "Paula" <plabbe@barnesaero.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3ae443f2$1@news.devx.com...
> >> >
> >> > I am wondering if this is possible:
> >> > I want my users to have to scan their badge to enter my application.
> I am
> >> > using a keyboard wedge. I need to detect that the input is coming from
> the
> >> > wedge and not the actual keyboard. Does anyone know if this is possible?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>