mergZXing and LC 5.5.3

[JacobS]

Hi all,

Has anyone successfully used the mergZXing external to scan barcodes after updating to LC 5.5.3? It worked fine in LC 5.5.1 and 5.5.2, but after updating to 5.5.3, I can't get it to work. I haven't changed any of my code from one version of LC to the next.

My code is:

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on mouseUp
   mobileBusyIndicatorStart "square","Starting Scan..."
   put mergZXingGetBarcode() into tBarcode
   if tBarcode contains "user cancelled" then
   else
      set the text of field "newName" to tBarcode
   end if
   mobileBusyIndicatorStop
end mouseUp

What happens is that it gets to the "put mergZXingGetBarcode() into tBarcode" line and then the app hangs. The mobileBusyIndicator stays on the screen which means that the screen is locked. I'm having a lot of trouble trying to figure out what is going on.

Is there an update to the code that I missed? I didn't see anything on the mergExternal website or on the forums about this code changing.

Thanks in advance for your help
Jacob

[monte]

What version of mergZXing are you using? If it's an old one then the externals sdk and the livecode engine was changed significantly in LC 5.5.2 causing all externals developed prior to that to need a re-write. The current version is 1.1.2 and supports all versions of LC 5+

Cheers

Monte

[shaosean]

The externals SDK just for mobile or for desktop as well?

[monte]

Just for desktop.

[monte]

Lol... I mean just for iOS.

[JacobS]

Thanks Monte! I was using an old version. I didn't see the update, but I'll download it, try it, and post back on whether or not it worked.

Jacob

[JacobS]

It worked. Thanks for the help.

Jacob

[monte]

No problem... I thought it would