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Chapter 5
Data Editing
Data Editing Overview
When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along
with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data and supplementary user-defined
data is called a “message string.” The features in this chapter can be used to build specific
user-defined data into a message string.
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent before and after scanned
data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific symbolo-
gies.
Figure 5-1
shows the available elements you can add to a message string:
Figure 5-1. Breakdown of a Message String
Please Keep In Mind...
• Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data editing is sophisticated
feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced users. Factory default settings
for data editing is typically set to NONE.
• A prefix or suffix may be applied (reference the
Symbologies
chapter for these settings)
across all symbologies (set via the Global features in this chapter).
• You can add any character from the
ASCII Chart
(from 00-FF) on the inside back cover of
this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label ID.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the output.
CAUTION
It is not recommended to use these features with IBM
interfaces.
Prefix Su ffix AIM ID L ab el ID L ab el ID B a r Code D a t a
00 - 20 Ch a r a cter s (A S CII)
L ab el ID Tr a n s mi ss ion:
En ab le thi s option to
tr a n s mit the L ab el ID yo u
config u re for the s c a nned
s ym b ology.
AIM ID: Thi s f u nction i s us ed to identify a nd di s pl a y the
common l ab el identifier for it s s ym b ology. When en ab led,
thi s ID code will b e tr a n s mitted b efore the s c a nned ba r
code d a t a .
OR...