Gregory Hecht Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 New scanners are here, folks! See today's Livestream for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Hecht Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just received my wireless barcode scanner in the mail today! Looks slick! I seem to be misunderstanding something in the set-up process. I scanned the following codes in succession: Enter setup mode (from the manufacturer's pamphlet) all three codes (in order) listed under the "Easy Setup" portion of the sheet from Human Computing that came with the scanner Exit setup mode (from the manufacturer's pamphlet) When using CNTRL-J to jump to specific issues, the scanner has no trouble recognizing comic book barcodes without supplementals. The scanner is unable to properly read any barcodes with supplementals... I get the proper beep when I scan, but the result in ComicBase is that it takes me to the next alphabetized title in the database. What am I doing incorrectly in my setup? EDITED TO ADD: The scanner appears to read the barcodes just fine when using CNTRL-I to add inventory. It seems to be only CNTRL-J that isn't working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 As a check, I would scan into a text editor (i.e. Notepad) to double check what is actually being scanned. The fact it works one place but not another probably means it is scanning correct but it is nice to check to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Hecht Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 The scanner does seem to scan into a text editor correctly. I think that the issue may be how the cntrl-I and cntrl-J functions handle the data from the scanner. If I scan the UPC from a comic with supplementals (for my experiment I randomly picked Marauders Annual #1) into a text editor, the UPC shows up as 759606202188 00111 [note the space just before the supplemental digits]. If I copy and paste that into the cntrl-I pop-up screen and include the space, ComicBase recognizes the comic. If I copy and paste into the Find box after hitting cntrl-J the comic is not recognized and I get the incorrect behavior that I described above. If I manually delete the space in the pasted UPC, then ComicBase recognizes the comic. So my conclusion is that the cntrl-I and cntrl-J functions in ComicBase handle the data from the scanner a little bit differently. I never had an issue with my old Manhattan scanner which I have been using all along up until the new scanner arrived today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter R. Bickford Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks for the catch! We've revved the setup sheet for the scanner here to remove any extra spaces that get inserted: https://www.comicbase.com/Support/CB_Wireless_Scanner_Easy_Setup.pdf The latest build of ComicBase (build 1669) also handles the issue. -Pete 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis L. Ledden Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks for the quick fix. This has been driving me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R. Scott Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Any further info on the supposed Bluetooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R. Scott Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 A new concern. Are there visual heath concerns with either version of the new scanners? Red lazers are seeming strong. Especially on fields of white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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