WAIT FOR USER INPUT

[jscorpion]

Is there a way to stop the program and wait for user input. I am creating a barcode software. The user scans their ID then scans there process such as open job and next scans job number. I am currently using a case statement tracking were they are at, but after the process I would like to stop the program and wait for the next scan or for a time to elapse. I would prefer not to create a dialog box on another form and call for that to resemble and input box. I would like to use the same simple interface without using other forms. Does anyone know where I could find this or could send me some code example. It would be much appreciated for I have ran into this problem before with no solution.

thank you,

jscorpion

 

[SpiderBear6]

You can use the sleep method on the thread.

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"We are star-stuff. We are the universe made manifest trying to figure itself out."
-- Delenn in Babylon 5 - "A Distant Star"

 

[UncleT]

jscorpion,

What type of barcoding software are you using, if I may ask?

 

[jscorpion]

I am writing my own using a wasp scanner and a number pad running in a windows environment. I decided to go ahead and use SpiderBear6 suggestion and go with threads. I am running two threads one running the questions and waiting for input thru the thread.pause command and an accept button running thread.invoke and I am catching the exception and continuing on with my program. If the pause runs out I return to the main loop which is an infinite loop calling the above function.

thanks for the help SpiderBear6

jscorpion

 

[SpiderBear6]

Glad I could help, jscorpion.

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"We are star-stuff. We are the universe made manifest trying to figure itself out."
-- Delenn in Babylon 5 - "A Distant Star"