PSC LazerData Series 9000E, Installation And Operation Manual

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LOCAL FORMATTING
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Data formatting information is always bracketed by % and controls how
the bar code data is transmitted. Data formatting information only
applies to the current field. Different fields can have different data
formatting.
The % symbol is used as a format place holder (any characters not
bracketed by % will transmit as literal messages).
D is label data. It indicates label data should be transmitted.
C is read count (how many times a label is seen on a package). It
indicates read count data should be transmitted. Any string following
this command must be preceded by a %.
N, S , and Z control fill characters. N = not fill, S = fill with spaces, and Z
= fill with zeros.
R , L, and M select right (or right justified), left (or left justified), or middle
(midstring characters). The entry for M is two numbers with a comma
between them. For example, an entry of 3,7 would mean that with a
string of eight characters such as 12345678 or ABCDEFGH the selection
would start at the third character (3 or C) and end with the seventh
character (7 or G).
For example, %DZR6% and %DR6% both mean transmit right six
characters. In the event that the data is passed on to a system (e.g. a
main frame computer) with a standard format of greater than six
characters,
%DZR6% would be used and the blank spaces filled with
zeros. %DR6% would be used when the string is shorter than the bar
code.
DATA FORMATTING CODES EXAMPLES:
Example bar code: "012345678"
Format Control Output
%D% "012345678"
%DR6% "345678"