[ISLMA-Share] Barcode Reader Commands to do Two Fields at Once

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If you get this to work, please share.  I would love to do this.

Thanks,
Dan

daheaver at gmail.com

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
>
>
> Quick question. Has anyone been able to create a barcode in 3 of 9 that
> will fill in two fields at once?
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>
>
> Here’s what I’m trying to do. Destiny automatically logs off after 45
> minutes. We also are so understaffed that we are forced to use self-check
> in/out. What I’m hoping to do is set it up so any student can log into
> Destiny by just zapping a single barcode that will fill in the 2 fields at
> once. No keyboard or mouse required.
>
>
>
> When I googled how to do it, what I found didn’t work. According to the
> websites I found it should be **username$Ipassword** so it will look
> something like this **username$Ipassword** (if you have Barcode 39 as a
> font it will appear). The $I means tab. Yet it didn’t work. After searching
> some more it looks like I may need the Extended 39 commands on the scanner
> (which is not in the owner’s manual of for our barcode readers).
>
>
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> I have the barcode reader set to stay on (completely handsfree) and the
> automatic carriage return is on. I managed to get Chrome to forget the old
> username, so that is blank. Right now, I get it to enter it all on one
> line. Then it comes back to the log in (blank of course).
>
>
>
> Well, anyone know how to do this?
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>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Alan, Librarian serving Brooks Middle School
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