>I am writing a web based application. Data is read from a Barcode reader. When a new value is read in the system should detect that a value has been entered. I can't see which event to monitor on the input. > >script >function checkbarcode (value) { > //Some stuff to read the barcode >} >script > >body > >body > >The problem is that none of the keypress events will work because it is an input from the barcode reader. >The onchange event wont work because I am not loosing focus. > >What I need is a mechanism to detect when the contents of the input box has changed, but retaining focus on the input box. > >Mike
Why not try
<input onpaste="checkbarcode(this.value)"
Note that this DOES NOT work with NS6.2, however works good with all IE versions from IE5
