Transmitting On A Full Field - Intermec 5020 User Manual

Transmitting on a Full Field

Data Collection Browser User's Guide
Scan-ahead and type-ahead are always available. While the device is waiting
for a new screen, all scanned and keyed data is buffered. When the device
receives a new screen with input fields, it applies the buffered data to the
new screen. If an auto-transmit field is filled in before the end of the screen
is reached, the screen is transmitted, and the remainder of the scan-ahead or
type-ahead data waits for the next screen.
If the device receives a new screen that has no input fields, the device
assumes that the screen is an error message. All scan-ahead data and type-
ahead data are discarded.
Type-ahead can include the arrow keys and any of the alphanumeric keys,
but it cannot include action keys such as a function key or the Enter key.
Note: Screens with input fields have no way to ensure that the scan-ahead
data or type-ahead data is put in the correct field. The receiving application
must validate the data.
You can disable scan-ahead by:
• using type-ahead.
or
• changing IMDCB.INI on the device so that SCANAHEAD equals 0.
The following procedure explains how to transmit the content of a full field
without pressing Enter. For example, in a field with a Yes or No question,
the data is transmitted when you press Y or N.
To transmit on a full field
1 Copy from your device. For help, see the user's manual for your device.
2 In IMDCB.INI, add TRANSMIT_ON_FULL.
3 Save the changes to IMDCB.INI. Do not change the name of the .ini
file.
4 Load IMDCB.INI on your device. For help, see the user's manual for
your device.
5 In your HTML application, add TRANSMIT to the field tag that you
want to have transmit when full.
6 Load and run your application.
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