Barcode Scanner / Open Web Browser with URL Topic is solved

[rem20000]

Hi,

I am brand new to AHK, just having found it today. I am trying to setup some labels with a URL that when scanned will open Google Chrome and go to the URL in the barcode. The barcode and URL are serialized so that each label has a different barcode / URL.

I have the following script which of course just opens Chrome.

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`::Run chrome.exe

In my barcode I have the following. The URL is 42 characters long just in case that matters here:

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` http://url:port/page

When I scan the barcode Chrome does open but only part of the URL gets pasted into the address bar. It seems to be cutting off the first 15 or so characters in the URL but it is not always consistent. Any ideas on what I can do to make this work?

Thanks!

[Masonjar13]

Try the following:

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`::
input,url,,{enter}
run % "Chrome.exe " . url
return

[rem20000]

Hi. Thanks for your reply!

When I run that script and scan in the barcode, my keyboard is frozen until I hit return and then the browser windows opens with the correct URL, so it seems that is close!

Thanks
Ben

[Masonjar13]

Just replace the {enter} with whatever end-key it sends. Or you could use a time-out. Or, if the link is always the same length, you can set a maximum length.

[rem20000]

Hey Masonjar13,

Thanks again. I can set the link to always be the same length. How would I set AHK to stop at that number?

Thanks!

[Masonjar13]

See Input, under the Options parameter.

[rem20000]

Hey Masonjar13,

That did the trick! Thanks so much for your help!!!

Here is my final script just in case anyone else is looking for this in the future:

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`::
input,url,T.5
run % "Chrome.exe " . url
return

Thanks