Instruction manual

Defining Batch Data Fields
Batch data fields should be sent in field number order. Use continuation fields for large
amounts of data. If you are using N (New) in the batch header, you must list all fields with your
data in sequence. If you are using U, you need to list only those fields and data that changes
from the last printed batch.
Syntax field#,"data string" p
C,"continuation" p
field# Identifies the text, bar code, or non-printable text field in which to insert the following data.
Range: 1 to 999.
“data string” Provides the actual information to appear in fields. Enclose in quotation marks.
Length: 0 to 2710 characters.
C Identifies information to be appended to the data string. This parameter is optional.
“continuation” Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packet. Enclose in quotation marks. Use
this option to break up longer fields. Length: 0 to 2710 characters. This parameter is optional.
Example 1,"Size 12" p
2,"" p
3,"Blue" p
C,"and this would be appended." p
Defines a batch data field. “Size 12" prints in field #1, a blank line appears in field #2, ”Blue
and this would be appended" prints in field #3.
Using Special Characters in Batch Data
There are two ways to specify special characters in batch data:
¨ Place a tilde (~) before each character
¨ Use a tilde with the decimal ASCII equivalent
For example, you can use “” or ~034 to print the “ character in your batch data; otherwise, the
tilde characters are ignored. You can also use ~XXX where XXX is the decimal equivalent of an
unprintable character.
Sample Batch Data with Special Characters
{B,1,N,1 p
Decimal Character What Prints
1,"123~034456789" p
~034 is “ 123"456789
2,"~094983~’126LG4451" p
~094 is ^
~126 is ~
^983~’LG4451
Merged or Sub-Fields
If a field is completely filled by data copied from other fields, use quotation marks without
spaces between them for the "data string" parameter.
Incrementing Fields
In incrementing fields, the first number in the sequence must contain the same number of digits
as the highest number to be counted. For example, to increment the numbers in a field from 1
to 999, enter the starting number in the batch as 001.
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