Operation Manual

Defining Data Formatting
Product Reference Guide 15
Defining Data Formatting
The string of a decoded code to be sent to the host may be formatted as follows:
• defining simple data formatting (see page 78)
• defining advanced data formatting giving complete flexibility in chan
ging the format
of data (see Advanced Data Formatting on page 129).
When both simple and advanced data formatting
are selected the info is processed in the
following order:
1. the string of the decoded code is processed accor
ding to the advanced formatting rules;
2. the resulting string is processed according to the selection type rules of the simple data
formattin
g;
3. character substitution is performed on the resulting string;
4. character deletion is performed on
the resulting string;
5. code concatenation is performed;
6. code ID is attached to the resulting string;
7. global headers and terminators are attach
ed to the resulting string;
The codes to be sent to the host may also be sel
ected or ordered depending on the following
two conditions:
One Code Per Scan
• PowerScan™ M8500 sends the code being closest to the image center. If the "Central
Code Transmission" command is enabled, only the code containing the image center
will be transmitted (see page 199);
All Codes Per Scan
• The codes to be sent to the host may be ordered either by length or by symbology
starting from the code being closest to the image center (see page 199). When enabling
both these criteria, codes belonging to the same symbology are sent to the host
dependin
g on their length.