Barcode Input Plus Tab Reset Focus help in Syteline

I have a component that is input by a barcode scanner with a tab key configured after the input text so that is properly triggers a datachange event.

My event handlers are coded to reset the focus to the input component, however, the tab characters seems to be executed after all of my events regardless of event order, tab order, parent container, etc.

Any tips/tricks to working with this type of functionality? The way I want it to function is for the user to be able to scan, scan, scan without having to manually click back in the input box. I have tried a number of things related to gainFocus events on other components to push it back over to the original field, tab order manipulation, and just about everything I can think of.

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Just my luck that I would try something weird on a fluke that ended up working after posting this question, but I would still be curious to see if there is a better method.

As part of my event, I disabled all other editable components in the parent container until my event completed which then did honor my SetFocus script.

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Looks like I spoke too soon, my reenabling of the other components within my event is causing the same issue

Stephen Cena

I'm doing bar code scanning, with the functionality you're trying to achieve. I'm using the "Lose Focus" event:

Then that event just called a single method:

Which event are you using?

Stephen Cena

Whoops. Screen capped the wrong method. This is what I'm using:

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What I ended up having to do is disabling all of my other components that reside in the same parent container and instead of enabling those fields once the scan is done, I had an explicit losefocus event when they click out of the box anywhere back on the form, to enable those fields

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