# Zebra Scanner DS9308 and Text Input issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zebra-scanner-ds9308-and-text-input-issue/106867>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 30, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zebra-scanner-ds9308-and-text-input-issue/106867 "2025-05-30T17:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ramiro\_Ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@Ramiro\_Ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ramiro_Ramirez)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zebra-scanner-ds9308-and-text-input-issue/106867/1 "2025-05-30T17:52:15Z")

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Hi everyone,

I have a Zebra scanner DS9308 that is used to count parts and in the same page I have a Text Input. I cannot be able to use the scanner to keep counting parts and the keyboard to fill the Text Input. After a page refresh I am able to write in the Text Input but once I use the scanner to count a part I cannot write in the Text Input again until a page refresh.

Is there a way to do both actions without a page refresh?

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zebra-scanner-ds9308-and-text-input-issue/106867/2 "2025-05-31T11:43:17Z")

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Are you sure the text input still has focus after a scan? Does the station have a mouse?

I would use a barcode scanner input component for scanning and a separate text input for manual entry.