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Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction
Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to a
host device. Scan data can be edited to suit particular requirements.
ADF can be implemented in the scanner through scanning a related series of bar codes,
which begin on page 13-8.
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions
In ADF, data is customized through rules. These rules perform detailed actions when the
data meets certain criteria. One rule can consist of single or multiple criteria applied to
single or multiple actions.
For instance, a data formatting rule can be:
Criteria:
Actions:
If a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 is scanned, the scanner transmits:
00001299<space>.
If a Code 39 bar code of 1299X15598 is scanned, this rule is ignored because the length
criteria is not met.
Chapter 13
When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start position is
the string "129",
pad all sends with zeros to length 8,
send all data up to X,
send a space.
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