X-Google-Thread: f996b,6038a625542aa987 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "drax" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: somewhat OT: Barcodes and keyboard strokes Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:10:38 -0500 Lines: 87 Message-ID: <53lolkF1teum0U1@mid.individual.net> References: <53gnbsF1sch7gU1@mid.individual.net> <1171578302_2523@sp6iad.superfeed.net> X-Trace: individual.net rdjMtS3KYYOWPDlRCyetuA6UQS/1achP8vR4/qLS2bYm0Kdpo= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 Xref: g2news2.google.com alt.ascii-art:3015 "Annie" wrote in message news:1171578302_2523@sp6iad.superfeed.net... > > > > On 2007-02-14 drax1313@spamsandwichhotmail.com said: > > > Hello, I'm a lurker on this group. I have no artistic ability, but > > I like to see the art, and the art farts are occasionally humorous. > > > > Anyway, where I work we do a lot of bar-coding and scanning to help > > prevent typos in the inventory system. We are implementing a new > > system and have a need to be able scan a code that would be the > > equivalent of pressing the down arrow. In the past we've been able > > to barcode spaces and tabs and Carriage returns, but I'm stumped on > > down arrow. Is it a real character (I know it's probably not > > ASCII)? We are currently using a 3 of 9 barcode font to print the > > barcodes. > > > > I realize this is off topic and I apologize if it is too far off. > > This was one of the places I thought might be good to ask. If > > anyone can help or point me to a better place that would be much > > appreciated. > > > > Also, please keep posting art, I really enjoy it. > > > > drax > > > The "down arrow" key doesn't generate a character. > It generates an ASCII code of 00h, and a keyboard > scan code of 50h. > > The only way to simulate a "down arrow" keypress is > to stuff the appropriate codes into the keyboard > buffer, followed by a carriage return. > > If your staff programmers don't know how to do this, > they should probably be fired for incompetence. > > Since yours is essentially a low-level programming > question, try a programming newsgroup. alt.lang.asm > would be a good choice. And be sure to specify what > programming language you're using. > \ > _____ > ((( `\ > _ _`\ ) > _____________ (^ ) ) > //////` | ~-( ) > _|____ ` | _'((,,,)) > |:::::||` | ,-' \_/ `\ > |_____||` | ( , | > |_____|_______/ `-.-'`-.-'/|_| > ___/____|___\___ \ / | | > | _ <<<:|---------- /'.'---. > |_________)___o_o| __ /'/' \ > / (________/----(__//) \ > (________________________________________) > )_(| / /\ \----` |)_( > | || / .'||\ | || || | > | |) / ( || \( || (| | > | | / /' () \`. () | | > |_| `-' \ \ |_| > (_) \/ aa (_) > > > > Thanks for the info, as to staff programmers we don't have any! I'm the network admin here, and we're just trying to simplify input into a new system using barcodes. The scanners we use are keyboard wedges so basically anything that gets scanned goes into the keyboard buffer. That's why I'm trying to make a barcode for the down arrow. If all that fails we could train the idiots to simply press the down arrow. No doubt they will complain vigorously about what a pain in the butt that is. thanks again, drax