Exit a control with a barcode scan

[Gkirkup]

I have a form on which data is entered into a control with a simple barcode scan - basically you scan a label and it enters six characters onto the control.
My problem is that after you scan, it sits there with the six characters entered until you press [Enter] on the keyboard. What I would like to do is to eliminate the need for a keypress. How do I make the control exit after the characters are scanned?
I thought something like 'On change' or 'On dirty' and check for six characters? Any ideas? (I can't change the label format).

Robert

 

[Poppa Smurf]

You could try the After Update event and move the focus to another field or control. Using the On Change will trigger every time a character is entered in the field.

 

[DCrake]

You need to set up an input mask for the 6 digits and set the autotab property to true. That way as soon as the last character is entered it moves focus to the next control.

 

[Gkirkup]

David: That worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

Robert (Used to be from Walsall!)

 

[pbaldy]

FWIW, the scanners I've used have had a setting that would automatically send a carriage return or tab after the scan. Most of them did it out of the box, a couple required it to be set. Then I just use the before/after update events of the textbox to handle the scan.