Perspective: programmatically scan barcode

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Hi all,
is there any news about the possibility to scan a barcode programmatically from a Python piece of code, i.e. by issueing a system.perspective.xxxxxx command?
Some time ago it seemd to be in the roadmap:

Thanks in advance, regards

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No, just the action:

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Thanks @pturmel .That's a problem in my case, because I need to trigger a scan depending on a tag ValueChanged event, where I've to decide if a scan is needed or not.

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What if no session is open? Or user pointing at the barcode? (Seems very strange to drive such from a tag. Perhaps you need a standalone scanner connected to the gateway?)

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Hi @pturmel , you are right, a session must be open, that's not an option.