Creating Counters - Intermec EasyCoder 501XP Programmer's Reference Manual

6.6 Creating Counters

You can create a number of counters for use in text and bar code fi elds,
where each counter is specifi ed by a
Chapter 4.9. The counters are global, which means that the same counter
can be used in many different labels and layouts, but will be incre-
mented/decremented at any
Thus, if you want to use a counter for one specifi c layout only, make sure
not to use it any other layout too.
Note that the counter must be created before you send a layout contain-
ing a reference to the counter in question. A counter created inside a
layout will not be updated properly.
Each counter is designated by means of a number. Alpha counters count
A-Z, whereas numeric counters have no practical limit. The type of
counter is decided by the type of start value.
Use the instructions listed on the next page to create a counter and
specify its characteristics.
Start Value
COUNT& "START", <counter number>,"<start value>"
<start value>
Number of Digits
COUNT& "WIDTH", <counter number>,"<number of digits>"
<number of digits>
Default:
Number of Copies Before Update
COUNT& "COPY", <counter number>,"<number of copies>"
<number of copies>
Default:
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CNT<Counter No.>$
PRINTFEED
is the fi rst value to be printed. Negative values are indicated by a leading
minus sign (-).
Type of start value (numeric or alpha) decides type of counter.
adds leading zero characters up to the specifi ed number of digits. Must only
be used in numeric counters.
1
sets the quantity of copies to be printed before counter is incremented or
decremented.
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operation, regardless of label.
instruction, see
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