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For example, if statement #01 has a
Maximum Data Length
of 10 and you scan the number 12345, the following
Upload Prefix
for statement #1 would produce data of 0000012345.
PREFIX - -
^0
When programming an
Upload Prefix
, you must press the
ENTER
key on the TriCoder to terminate the entry, whether you have
entered data from the keypad or scanned it from the
Full ASCII Menu
. If you try to scan
ENTER
from the
Full ASCII Menu
, the
TriCoder will think you want to add an
ENTER
(carriage return) to the
Upload Prefix
.
When entering unprintable characters from
the Full ASCII Menu
as
Upload Prefix
data, each character will display on the
TriCoder as
?
. If you want to know what ASCII character is there, press the
key and the three-digit ASCII equivalent of
your entry will appear. For example, if you scanned the
CR
from the
Full ASCII Menu
, it would display on the TriCoder as
?
.
Pressing
will display the
CR
as
013
(the ASCII for CR). See
Appendix M: ASCII Code Equivalent Table
for a chart of
all ASCII characters.
Upload Prefixes
and
Upload Suffixes
are the only program statement fields that can be edited after data has already been
collected in the TriCoder. All other statement fields are not editable until the current data file is deleted.
Upload Suffix
The
SUFFIX
is just like the
Prefix
; only it is appended
AFTER
the data for the statement.
All of the properties of the
Prefix
apply to the
Suffix
also:
Identification of a field
Simulating keystrokes
Timing Delays
Appending data to another field
Trimming Data (from the END of the data)
Padding Data (padding at the END of the data)
For details on any of the above uses, see the previous section on
Upload Prefixes
.
By default,
Suffix
data is transmitted AFTER the data but BEFORE the
Terminator Character
. The default transmission format
when using
Prefixes
and
Suffixes
is as follows:
(ID)(Prefix) DATA (Checksum Chs)(Suffix) (Terminator Ch)
To transmit the
Suffix
after the Terminator, change the
Terminator Character
to
OFF
(the default is ON).
