Ean8convertToEan13 Decoder Setting

RhoElements 2.x API

Overview

The Ean8convertToEan13 Decoder Setting is used to enable conversion from ean8 to EAN13 bar code. If this flag is set, the bar code is converted to EAN13, and EAN13 parameters are used.

Syntax

ean8convertToEan13 (Decoder Setting) <META> Syntax

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" content="ean8ConvertToEAN13:[parameter]">

ean8convertToEan13 JavaScript Object Syntax:
By default the JavaScript Object 'scanner' will exist on the current page and can be used to interact directly with the ean8convertToEan13.
To Set ean8convertToEan13 parameters via JavaScript use the following syntax: scanner.Parameter = Value;

e.g. scanner.ean8convertToEan13 = Value;

Parameters

Items listed in this section indicate parameters, or attributes which can be set.

NamePossible ValuesDescriptionDefault Value
ean8convertToEan13:[Value] true/falseEnables/Disables the property.Device specific

Requirements

RhoElements Version1.0.0 or above
Supported DevicesAll supported devices except: Enterprise Tablet.
Minimum RequirementsScanner or Imager module and device that supports ean8 and ean13.
PersistenceTransient - Decoder settings are only guaranteed to persist until the Scanner is disabled

HTML/JavaScript Examples

The following example enables the scanner to read only ean8 labels with the ConvertToEAN13 property set:

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="ean8:enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="ean13:enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="ean8ConvertToEAN13:true">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="enabled">

Above example can also be written as shown below:

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="ean8:enabled;ean13:enabled;ean8ConvertToEAN13:true;enabled">

or

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-ean8" Content="enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-ean13" Content="enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-ean8ConvertToEAN13" Content="true">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-Enabled" Content="SCN1">