Version History; Appendix A: Database Formatting - Opticon OPN2002 Applications Manual

RFG35410 First release
RFG35411 Added configurable database formatting
RFG35412 Fixed very slow storing of barcodes
RFG35413 Preliminary addition of USB-MSD
RFG35414 Added USB-MSD and updated manual
RFG35415 Fixed USB-MSD issue
RFG35416 Small LED bugfixes
RFIS0940
First release OPN2004
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Appendix A: Database Formatting

The default output format of each record in the database file is:
<Barcode (40 chrs)>,<Quantity (6 chrs)>,<serial #>,<hh:mm:ss>,<dd/mm/yyyy>
However, this application allows you to customize this format to make it suitable for your own application.
The following aspects of the output format are configurable. Read the configuration barcodes on the following pages to select the various options.
Date format
Time format
Field separator
Enable/disable delete key
Barcode field size
Quantity field size
Delete record if quantity=0
Negative quantities allowed/
now allowed
Field output sequence

Version History

to see if there are updates available for this application, the operating system, NetO32 and/or this manual.
16 date formats are supported (see following page)
Two time formats are supported (hh:mm:ss and hh:mm)
The field separator is the character that is used to separate the various fields of a database record.
Seven different separators can be selected.
By default, the small delete key can be used to remove a previously read barcode from the database or reduce
its quantity by one. By disabling the delete key, stored data cannot be deleted in this way.
By default, the barcode field size is 40 characters long, but this can be changed between 1 and 99 characters by
reading two configuration labels on the following page to specify both digits of the desired size.
By default, the quantity field is six characters long, but this can be changed from one to eight characters if
desired.
By default, a record is deleted if a barcode in the database (with a quantity of one) is read using the delete key.
However, if you desire to keep a record of all delete actions, it is possible to leave the record with a quantity of
'0' in the database by disabling this option.
By default, you can not delete a barcode that is not present in the database. However, for some purposes, it can
be useful to be able to read them anyway to specify a negative quantity.
Each record can contain up to five fields (barcode, date, time, quantity and serial number). The output sequence
can be customized by reading up to five labels on the following page.
By not specifying a quantity field, each barcode will be stored separately in the database. The database also
will not be sorted and in case a barcode is read using the delete key, the last occurrence in the database will
be deleted.
It is not allowed to not specify a barcode field in the output sequence.
Note: when changing the field sequence, make sure you have downloaded the existing database file from the
OPN or otherwise formatted the RAM disk.
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