Hi, would there be any planned enhancements or suggested methods for extending WebMaker to capture Bar Codes to speed data entry from mobile devices? Thanks!
Hi, would there be any planned enhancements or suggested methods for extending WebMaker to capture Bar Codes to speed data entry from mobile devices? Thanks!
Hi Kevin,
Firstly, it would be very useful to get some further information on exactly what you are trying to do and what your constraints would be.
There are no current plans to build in such capability directly into WebMaker, but it should be possible to extend a project to use a another solution.
The main considerations are likely to be related to whether the solution is a cross platform in nature, and whether other software is required to be installed on the mobile device.
We have come across ZXing ("Zebra Crossing") an Apache project: ZXing Project Note: This is not something we have used, but something that you could investigate.
There is also a demo page to try on your mobile device: Demo Page
This solution needs a specific Android (Zxing for Android - Barcode Scanner) or iPhone/iPad application (Zxing for iOS) to be installed on the mobile device that will perform the Barcode Scanning capability. However, there does not appear to be a Windows Phone or Blackberry solution.
This will be triggered by calling a URL on the web page when you hit your button. It looks like it is possible to perform an Ajax call to get the details back?
This looks like it may be a possible solution, but there are clearly major dependency issues. These may be OK for your needs.
Please let us know your findings, as feedback is very useful.
RE: Bar Code Reader
Hi Kevin,
Firstly, it would be very useful to get some further information on exactly what you are trying to do and what your constraints would be.
There are no current plans to build in such capability directly into WebMaker, but it should be possible to extend a project to use a another solution.
The main considerations are likely to be related to whether the solution is a cross platform in nature, and whether other software is required to be installed on the mobile device.
We have come across ZXing ("Zebra Crossing") an Apache project: ZXing Project
Note: This is not something we have used, but something that you could investigate.
There is also a demo page to try on your mobile device: Demo Page
This solution needs a specific Android (Zxing for Android - Barcode Scanner) or iPhone/iPad application (Zxing for iOS) to be installed on the mobile device that will perform the Barcode Scanning capability. However, there does not appear to be a Windows Phone or Blackberry solution.
This will be triggered by calling a URL on the web page when you hit your button. It looks like it is possible to perform an Ajax call to get the details back?
This looks like it may be a possible solution, but there are clearly major dependency issues. These may be OK for your needs.
Please let us know your findings, as feedback is very useful.