User's Guide

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Move the cursor to the beginning
F7 Move the cursor to the first character in the input message. Syntax = F7.
FE and F7 Example: Manipulate bar codes that begin with a 1
Search for bar codes that begin with a 1. If a bar code matches, move the cursor back to the beginning of the data and
send 6 characters followed by a carriage return. Using the bar code above:
Command string: FE31F7F2060D
FE is the “Compare characters” command
31 is the hex value for 1
F7 is the “Move the cursor to the beginning” command
F2 is the “Send a number of characters” command
06 is the number of characters to send
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
123456
<CR>
Move the cursor to the end
EA Move the cursor to the last character in the input message. Syntax = EA.
Search Commands
Search forward for a character
F8 Search the input message forward for “xx” character from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the
“xx” character. Syntax = F8xx where xx stands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code. Refer to the
ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-2 for decimal, hex and character codes.
F8 Example: Send bar code data that starts after a particular character
Search for the letter “D” in bar codes and send all the data that follows, including the “D.” Using the bar code above:
Command string: F844F10D
F8 is the “Search forward for a character” command
44 is the hex value for “D”
F1 is the “Send all characters” command
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
DEFGHIJ
<CR>
Search backward for a character
F9 Search the input message backward for “xx” character from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to
the “xx” character. Syntax = F9xx where xx stands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code.
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-2 for decimal, hex and character codes.