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Code to parse QR input does not run on MacOs #81
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I just left this as a comment in another issue, but you could consider this for MacOS use too: In the version (FRC Team 95) modified for our own use, we changed the encoded data from: field1=value1;field2=value2... to: value1[tab]value2[tab]... Barcode scanners act like a keyboards, and spreadsheet programs advance one cell to the right when Tab is typed. We made sure our scanner appended an [Enter] after each scan. We just place the cursor in the left-most cell of the first empty row in our table, and scan the QR code - the data goes right into the cells with no script needed, and the cursor ends up in the correct cell to scan the next QR code. |
In fact, our scouting team is small enough they often scout a whole alliance per scout, so we put three copies of the scoutingPass form side by side in landscape mode on a tablet. Our students combined all 3 records of data into one rather dense QR code, with [Enter] between records, and [tab] still between columns - it's been working out OK. Kinda strange watching the spreadsheet continue to enter data for a few seconds after the QR code is scanned, since it probably has some inter-character delays built in to reduce the chance of the host computer dropping any characters (how big is the HID data-reading buffer in your operating system? ;) ) |
Now that pull request #75 has been merged in, you can change in the config.js file you're using to switch the data into tab separated values format, as descried in the Configuration.md file. |
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