Some tracking barcodes scan as International/COD #26

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opened 2019-11-20 00:39:52 -07:00 by skylarmt · 1 comment
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It appears that the USPS scanners throw a fit if a barcode is scanned that doesn't start with 420 and the ZIP. Typing the exact same thing manually works fine. Selecting "International" on the scanner doesn't seem to cause any problems (this was tested exactly one time, route was clear at the end of the day).

This could be annoying to fix, as it would require detecting the missing data and adding it back, without adding it to anything that doesn't need it.

This bug only happens when a barcode is typed into the app; when a barcode is scanned with the phone camera, the barcode on the tracking info page will contain the "invisible" 42012345.

It appears that the USPS scanners throw a fit if a barcode is scanned that doesn't start with 420 and the ZIP. Typing the exact same thing manually works fine. Selecting "International" on the scanner doesn't seem to cause any problems (this was tested exactly one time, route was clear at the end of the day). This could be annoying to fix, as it would require detecting the missing data and adding it back, without adding it to anything that doesn't need it. This bug only happens when a barcode is typed into the app; when a barcode is scanned with the phone camera, the barcode on the tracking info page will contain the "invisible" 42012345.
skylarmt self-assigned this 2019-11-20 00:39:52 -07:00
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Fixed in the server-side code by adding 420 followed by ZIP in front of USPS tracking codes that are missing it and are made of numbers only.

Fixed in the server-side code by adding `420` followed by ZIP in front of USPS tracking codes that are missing it and are made of numbers only.
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