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From: Stephen8667 on 21 Mar 2010 13:08
Table Columns: EAN Code; Product Name; Order Qty
Form Fields: EAN Code as a combo box; Product Name (No Tab stop); Order Qty.
Question: The cursor is in the Cbo Box. I am using a Bar Code scanner to
read the code from the sales packet which I want to order. The numercal bar
code is located from the Cbo Box list and is selected. Using the "After
Update" event procedure, the Product Name field then shows the product name
related to that code. I would like to then manually enter the number of
pieces I want to order into the Order Qty field. The problem is that the
cursor remains in the Cbo Box and doesn't move to the next field until I
press the enter button. What must I do to get the cursor to move to the Order
Qty field once the scanner has read the product code, without having to press
enter? Thanks in advance for your reply, Stephen. PS: PLease answer in basic
instructions as I'm not an advance user.
From: Rick Brandt on 21 Mar 2010 09:58
Stephen8667 wrote:

> Table Columns: EAN Code; Product Name; Order Qty
> Form Fields: EAN Code as a combo box; Product Name (No Tab stop); Order
> Qty. Question: The cursor is in the Cbo Box. I am using a Bar Code scanner
> to read the code from the sales packet which I want to order. The numercal
> bar code is located from the Cbo Box list and is selected. Using the
> "After Update" event procedure, the Product Name field then shows the
> product name related to that code. I would like to then manually enter the
> number of pieces I want to order into the Order Qty field. The problem is
> that the cursor remains in the Cbo Box and doesn't move to the next field
> until I press the enter button. What must I do to get the cursor to move
> to the Order Qty field once the scanner has read the product code, without
> having to press enter? Thanks in advance for your reply, Stephen. PS:
> PLease answer in basic instructions as I'm not an advance user.

Just about all scanners can be configured to automatically issue an <Enter>
or <Tab> keystroke at the end of each scan. If your field is always the
same length you might be able to use the AutoTab property of the control.

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