Specifications

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Chapter 13
Advanced Data Formatting
(MS-1207/MS-2207 Only)
Introduction
Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to a
host device. Scan data can be edited to suit particular requirements.
ADF can be implemented through scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin on
page 13-8, or by installing the 123Scan utility (see Chapter 12) which allows the MiniScan
scanner to be programmed with Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) rules.
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions
In ADF, data is customized through rules. These rules perform detailed actions when the
data meets certain criteria. One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to
single or multiple actions.
For instance, a data formatting rule can be:
Criteria: When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start position is
the string “129”,
Actions: pad all sends with zeros to length 8,
send all data up to X,
send a space.
If a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 is scanned, the scanner transmits:
00001299<space>.