Instruction manual

4-2 Packet Reference Manual
Using Option 1 (Fixed Data)
Fixed data is information (a company name or store number) you want to print on all labels.
You can define fixed characters for an entire field or for part of a field.
Syntax R,1,"fixed char" |
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 1 Option 1.
R3. “fixed char” Characters to insert. Enclose in quotation marks. If you are defining fixed
characters for part of a field, place underscores(_) in non-fixed positions. Any
spaces in the phrase are fixed characters. Range: 0 to 2710.
Note: Underscore characters are stripped out and the data is compressed if no data
is supplied by the batch and the field length is variable.
Example R,1,"_ _ _%$_ _ _ _ _" |
Uses fixed characters (%$) in positions 4 and 5. The other positions are variable.
Example R,1,"MONARCH" |
“MONARCH” appears as a fixed field in this example.
To fill in the non-fixed portion of the field, see “Defining Batch Data Fields
” in Chapter 6. As an
alternative, you can apply Option 4 to copy data into the non-fixed character positions.
Using Option 2 (Data Type Restrictions)
This option restricts the data type for a particular field. You can use Options 2 or 3 only once
per field. Do not use with Option 3 (Data Entry Templates).
If you do batch entry only in the batch packet, you do not need to apply Options 2 and 3. Use
these options only for offline batch entry.
Syntax R,2,char_code |
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 2 Option 2.
R3. char code Character type for the field. Options:
1 Numeric only (0..9)
2 Letters only (A..Z,a..z)
3 Symbols only (printable characters other than letters or numbers)
4 Letters and numbers only
5 Numbers and symbols only
6 Letters and symbols only
Spaces are permitted in all categories. You can also use a combination of any two
(letter, numbers, or symbols) character types.
Note: A use for this option is a quantity field, where the operator could enter only
numeric data.
Example R,2,2 |
Restricts the field data to letters only (A-Z or a-z).