Field-Related Formatting Instructions - Intermec EasyCoder 501XP Programmer's Reference Manual

3.7 Field-Related Formatting Instructions

Depending on type of fi eld, additional formatting instructions can be
used before you enter the input data:
Type of Field
Single-Line
Text Field
Multi-Line
Text Field
1
Bar Code Field
Image Field
Box Field
Line Field
1
/. Refers to one-dimensional bar codes. Complex two-dimensional bar or dot codes may
have other formatting parameters.
Text, bar code, and image fi elds also require some input data:
• Single-Line Text Field: Alphanumeric text
• Multi-Line Text Field: Box size, alphanumeric text, horizontal offset,
• Bar Code Field:
• Image Field:
The input data to text and bar code fi elds may either be provided by the
host, or be read from the printer's fi rmware, for example counter values
or various data related to the printer's clock/calendar.
In the Intermec Direct Protocol, you can either specify the fi elds both in
regard of formatting parameters and input data in the same string, or you
can create a layout to which you can send variable data later.
Intermec Direct Protocol v7.80 Programmer's Reference Manual
Chapter 3 — Principles of Operation
Formatting Instructions
Font (typeface, size, slant, width)
[Magnifi cation, (obsolete)]
Normal Image/Inverse Image
Font (typeface, size, slant, width)
[Magnifi cation, (obsolete)]
Normal Image/Inverse Image
Bar Code Type
Height (height of bar pattern)
Ratio (wide bars/narrow bars)
Magnifi cation (bar pattern)
Bar Code Interpretation On/Off
Interpretation Font (typeface, size, slant, width)
Magnifi cation
Normal Image/Inverse Image
Size
Size
vertical offset, hyphenation specifi cations
Alphanumeric or numeric value (depending
on type of code)
Name of the image
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