Hardware manual

On-Screen Keyboard Impact Reference Guide
Datalogic Automation Inc. 6-12
On-Screen Keyboard
Two on-screen keyboards (OSK) are available for entering text and numbers in VPM and CPM using a
touchscreen rather than a keyboard. Only the external keyboard is available in VPM. The external and inter-
nal OSKs are available in CPM.
Using the external OSK with Windows 7 (64-bit operating system)
When you use the external OSK on a Windows 7 64-bit operating system, you may get the following error:
If this error occurs, you are probably trying to use the default OSK program location as it is defined in the
VPM and CPM OSK setup. You must copy the program file from its current location to another folder and
change its default location.
To Copy the OSK program
1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder:
C:/Windows/System32/
2. Locate the file named "osk.exe" and copy it to the folder:
C:\Datalogic\IMPACT\Applications\OSK
To Change the Default Location in CPM
1. Start CPM and click the Program Preferences button on the main toolbar.
2. In the field labeled "Path to text entry keyboard application," enter the following string (including the
quotes):
"C:\Datalogic\IMPACT\Applications\OSK\osk.exe"
3. Click the OK button.
4. If you are using the Keyboard control in a control panel, click on the Keyboard control.
5. In the control property named "Keyboard Application," click the Value field and enter the following
string (including the quotes):
"C:\Datalogic\IMPACT\Applications\OSK\osk.exe"
6. NOTE: You must complete steps 6 and 7 for each Keyboard control in your control panels.
To Change the Default Location in VPM
1. Start VPM and click the Display tab. You can only change this setting from the Display tab.
2. Click the Program Preferences button on the main Display toolbar.
3. In the field labeled "Path to text entry keyboard application," enter the following string (including the
quotes):
"C:\Datalogic\IMPACT\Applications\OSK\osk.exe"
4. Click the OK button.