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E6 Search forward for a non-matching character
Syntax=E6xx (xx: The search character
’s hex value)
Search the input message forward for the first non-
“xx” character from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor
pointing to the non-
“xx” character.
E6 Example: Remove zeros at the beginning of barcode data
This example shows a barcode that has been zero filled. You may want to ignore the zeros and send all the data that
follows. E6 searches forward for the first character that is not zero, then sends all the data after, followed by a carriage
return. Using the barcode above:
Command string: E630F10D
E6 is the
“Search forward for a non-matching character” command
30 is the hex value for 0
F1 is the
“Send all characters” command
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as: 37692
<CR>
E7 Search backward for a non-matching character
Syntax
＝
E7xx(xx: The search character
’s hex value)
Search the input message backward for the first non-
“xx” character from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor
pointing to the non-
“xx” character.