Instructions

138 Xenon XP User Guide
Send all characters up to a particular character
F3 Include in the output message all characters from the input message, starting with
the character at the current cursor position and continuing to, but not including, the
search character “ss,” followed by an insert character. The cursor is moved forward
to the “ss” character. Syntax = F3ssxx where ss stands for the search character’s hex
value for its ASCII code, and xx stands for the insert character’s hex value for its
ASCII code.
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page 300 for
decimal, hex and character codes.
F3 Example: Send all characters up to a particular character
Using the barcode above, send all characters up to but not including “D,” followed
by a carriage return.
Command string: F3440D
F3 is the “Send all characters up to a particular character” command
44 is the hex value for a 'D”
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
1234567890ABC
<CR>
Send all characters up to a string
B9 Include in the output message all characters from the input message, starting with
the character at the current cursor position and continuing to, but not including, the
search string “s...s.” The cursor is moved forward to the beginning of the “s...s” string.
Syntax = B9nnnns...s where nnnn stands for the length of the string, and s...s stands
for the string to be matched. The string is made up of hex values for the characters
in the string. Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on
page 300 for decimal, hex and character codes.
B9 Example: Send all characters up to a defined string
Using the barcode above, send all characters up to but not including “AB.”
Command string: B900024142
B9 is the “Send all characters up to a string” command
0002 is the length of the string (2 characters)
41 is the hex value for A