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Keystroke output

Knox Capture sends scanned data to business apps as keystrokes, imitating the way a user manually enters data using a keyboard.

To review an example of setting keystroke output rules, refer to IT admins: Getting started with Knox Capture - Step 5: Set keystroke output rules.

Overall formatting

Refer to the following settings to modify scanned data and format its output:

Setting Description Options Default
Send Enter character as Sets the output format for all existing and appended Enters

Key event—Sends Enter as a key event.

String—Sends Enter as ASCII Line Feed 0x0A.

Both String and Key event—Sends Enter as ASCII Line Feed 0x0A and key event.

None—Sends no output for Enter.

None
Send Tab character as Sets the output format for all existing and appended Tabs

Key event—Sends Tab as a key event.

String—Sends Tab as ASCII Horizontal Tab 0x09.

Both String and Key event—Sends Tab as ASCII Horizontal Tab 0x09 and key event.

None—Sends no output for Tab.

None
Send Carriage Return character as Sets the output format for all Carriage Returns

Key event—Sends Carriage Return as a key event.

String—Sends Carriage Return as ASCII Carriage Return 0x0D.

Both String and Key event—Sends Carriage Return as ASCII Carriage Return 0x0D and key event.

None—Sends no output for Carriage Return.

None
Send ASCII Control characters as Sets the output format for ASCII characters 1-31

Key event—Sends ASCII codes 1 through 31 as key events

String—Sends ASCII codes 1 through 31 as strings.

Both String and Key event—Sends ASCII control characters in both string and key event formats.

None—Sends no output for ASCII control characters.

 String
Send ASCII Printable characters as Sets the output format for ASCII characters 32-126

Key event—Sends ASCII characters 32-126 as key events. This is useful when a text input field, like a password input, requires key events for validation and does not accept pasted strings.

String—Sends ASCII printable characters as strings.

Both String and Key event—Sends ASCII printable characters as both strings and key events.

None—Sends no output for ASCII printable characters.

 String
Key event delay

Sets the delay in milliseconds that Knox Capture will wait before sending a key event like Tab.

Note: String data transmits faster than key events, which can cause synchronization problems. Use this setting to inject a pause after each key event before sending string data to ensure an application receives the scanned barcode data in the correct order.

[0, Int32 max value]

 0

Basic data formatting

Refer to the following basic data formatting information to create rules to add prefixes, suffixes, and append Tab or Enter characters to scanned barcode data before output.

NOTE - If appending a Tab or Enter key to the data output, you must also select an output option in the Send Tab as or Sent Enter as settings above.

Setting Description Default
Prefix to data Prepends a string of characters to the beginning of the scanned data. Blank
Suffix to data Appends a string of characters to the end of the scanned data. Blank
Append Tab character Appends a Tab (ASCII Horizontal Tab character, 0x09) to the end of the scanned barcode data to automate actions like moving to the adjacent cell in a spreadsheet. OFF
Append Enter character Appends an Enter (ASCII Line Feed character, 0x0A) to the end of the scanned barcode data to automate actions like submitting a form. OFF
Send as Hex Sends the data in hexadecimal format. OFF
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