Inline Encoding; Example - DataCard RP90 User Manual

Inline Encoding

Inline Encoding
When the Magnetic Encode setting on the Printing Preferences Encode tab is checked, the
magnetic stripe encoder can be enabled. The encoding data is sent to the card printer
through the printer driver using the prefix characters described in this section. This function
is called "inline encoding".
If the first three characters in a line are prefix characters (Tilde, "?" and numeral), the text
that follow is recognized as encoding data. Encoding data is not printed on a card.
Prefix
Data format
characters
~?0 JIS type 2
~?1 ISO track 1 (International Air Transport
Association — IATA)
~?2 ISO track 2 (American Bankers Association —
ABA)
~?3 ISO track 3 (Thrift Third Standard — TTS)
Tip for success

Example

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• Data must be formatted with the same, continuous font.
Only characters specified in the table on
•
characters will result in an error.
The maximum number of characters does not include the three prefix characters, or
•
the start and end sentinels. The Datacard ID Software Printer Plug-in used with the
mag stripe plug-in adds the start and end sentinels.
Make sure that the ID software or PC application does not process the encoding
•
data as graphics.
• Magnetic stripe data must be on the first page of the card data.
Maximum
character code
Character
table
Length
7 unit (bit) code 69
6 unit (bit) code 76
4 unit (bit) code 37
4 unit (bit) code 104
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can be included. Using other
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