# Barcode Scanning on Tablet

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanning-on-tablet/18611>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanning-on-tablet/18611 "2018-06-25T14:58:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanning-on-tablet/18611/4 "2019-08-20T02:38:28Z")

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If your using a tablet, Apple, Samsung or amazon etc.

This works although you may want to use a session property other then tag.

> [@Barcode Scanner Input Component](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-input-component/24615/3):
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> I played around with the barcode component yesterday. I created a button that triggered the scan barcode event, Then in session events added this script under Barcode scanned. system.tag.writeAsync(['[default]New Tag'], [data.text]) New tag was the name of the memory tag I created just for testing. The button opened the device camera and as soon as it detects a barcode it closes the camera and puts the barcode results into the tag.

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