Formatter Command
When working with the Data Formatter, a virtual cursor is moved along your input data string. The following commands are used to
both move this cursor to different positions, and to select, replace, and insert data into the final output. For the hex value of ASCII
characters involved in the commands, refer to the "ASCII Table" in Appendix.
Send Commands
F1 Send all characters
Syntax=F1xx (xx: The insert character's hex value)
Include in the output message all of the characters from the input message, starting from current cursor position, followed by an
insert character.
F2 Send a number of characters
Syntax=F2nnxx (nn: The numeric value (00‐99) for the number of characters; xx: The insert character's hex value)
Include in the output message a number of characters followed by an insert character. Start from the current cursor position and
continue for "nn" characters or through the last character in the input message, followed by character "xx
F2 Example: Send a number of characters
Send the first 10 characters from the barcode above, followed by a carriage return. Command string: F2100D
F2 is the "Send a number of characters" command
10 is the number of characters to send
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as: 1234567890
<CR>
F3 Send all characters up to a particular character
Syntax=F3ssxx (ss: The particular character's hex value; xx: The insert character's hex value)
Include in the output message all characters from the input message, starting with the character at the current cursor position and
continuing to, but not including, the particular character "ss," followed by character "xx." The cursor is moved forward to the "ss"
character.
F3 Example: Send all characters up to a particular character
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