Fs - Form Store - Intermec EasyCoder PD4 Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter —Commands
FS – Form Store
This command is used to begin a Form Store sequence.
Description
Syntax
FS"name"
Parameters
"name"
All commands following FS will be stored in the user flash
Remarks
memory until a FE command is received, ending the form
store process. If a form with the same name is already stored in
memory, the FS command will result in an error and the old
form will be retained. When updating a form, use the FK com-
mand to delete the old version before storing the new version. To
print a list of the forms currently stored in memory, use the FI
command.
Global commands, such as EI, EK, ES, FI, FK, GI, GK, GM, I,
N, P, U, UE, UF, UG, UI, UM, UP, UN, US, Y, W, ?, ^@, or ^ee
should not be used in a form store sequence.
A special case of forms is the startup form, that is automatically
Startup Form
retrieved and prompted for variables (if necessary) each time
power is applied to the printer. A startup form is created by
naming the form "AUTOFR". To exit the "AUTOFR" mode,
send XOFF or NULL to the printer on any channel.
Note: Always test the form using another name before making
it a startup form. If a startup form causes an error, there are two
ways of clearing it:
• If the Ready lamp shines green, send XOFF or NULL to
• If the Error lamp shines yellow, there is no communica-
Example
FS"TEST1"↵
.....
FE↵
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This is the form name that will be used when retrieving the stored form. The
name may be from 1 to 8 characters. The printer is case sensitive, that is form
names will be stored with the exact case entered on the FS command line.
exit "AUTOFR" mode. Then delete the startup file using FK
"AUTOFR"
tion and the memory must be erased by pressing the Cancel
button for more than 3 seconds in the Dump Mode.
:Ends the form store sequence of "TEST1"
:Begins the form store sequence of
"TEST1"