Datalogic PowerScan M8500, Product Reference Manual

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Defining Data Formatting
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Defining Data Formatting
The string of a decoded code to be sent to the host may be formatted as follows:
• defining simple data formatting (see page 84 )
• defining advanced data formatting giving complete flexibility in changing the format
of data (see
Advanced Data Formatting on page 135 ).
When both simple and advanced data formatting are selected the info is processed in the
following order:
1. the string of the decoded code is processed according to the advanced formatting rules;
2. the resulting string is processed according to the selection type rules of the simple data
formatting;
3. character substitution is performed on the resulting string;
4. character deletion is performed on the resulting string;
5. code concatenation is performed;
6. code ID is attached to the resulting string;
7. global headers and terminators are attached to the resulting string;
The codes to be sent to the host may also be selected or ordered depending on the following
two conditions:
One Code Per Scan
• PowerScan® M8500 sends the code being closest to the image center. If the "Central
Code Transmission" command is enabled, only the code containing the image center
will be transmitted (see
page 205 );
All Codes Per Scan
• The codes to be sent to the host may be ordered either by length or by symbology
starting from the code being closest to the image center (see
page 205
). When enabling
both these criteria, codes belonging to the same symbology are sent to the host
depending on their length.