EasyCoder E4 Direct Protocol v2.10 – Programmer’s Reference Manual
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Chapter 4
Label Design
9. Printable Commands, cont.
Input Data to Text Fields
Input data is inserted into a text fi eld using a
PRTXT
command.
You can add various types of data to a text fi eld:
• Plain text, by typing, for example “Abcdefgh” or “012345”
• Variable input data, using variables, for example
VAR1$
• Counter values, for example
CNT1$
• Current date, using
DATE$
or
DATE$("F")
• Current time, using
TIME$
or
TIME$("F")
• The weekday of the current or specifi ed date, using
WEEK-
DAY$
• The number of the current or specifi ed date, using
WEEK-
NUMBER
• An offset date, using
DATEADD$
or
DATEADD$("F")
• An offset time, using
TIMEADD$
or
TIMEADD$("F")
You can combine different types of data in a single
PRTXT
com-
mand. The different parts are separated by semicolons (
;
). Note
that plain text must be enclosed by double quotation marks.
PRTXT
|
PT
"<input data>"[;"<input data>"...]
Examples:
PT "Price: $1.99"
↵
PT "Price: ”;VAR1$;" per dozen”
↵
PT "Box No. ";CNT15$;” Packed: ”;DATE$ ("F")
↵
PT WEEKDAY$(DATE$);", ";DATE$("F")
↵
PT "Week Number ";WEEKNUMBER(DATE$)
↵
PT "Expiry date: ";DATEADD$ (30,"F")
↵
Input Data to Bar Code Fields
Input data is inserted into a bar code fi eld using a
PRBAR
com-
mand. You can add the same types of data to a bar code fi eld as to
a text fi eld, as long as the type of data (fnumeric/alphanumeric)
and the number of characters, etc. comply with the bar code
specifi cation. You can combine different types of data in a single
PRBAR
command. The different parts are separated by semico-
lons (
;
). Note that alphanumeric input must be enclosed by
double quotation marks.
PRBAR
|
PB
<input data>[;<input data>...]
Examples:
PB "71543";VAR5$
↵
PB "Intermec"
↵
PB DATE$;TIME$
↵