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Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 – Programmer's Guide
5. FINGERPRINT PROGRAMMING, cont'd.
Continued!
2. Editing Methods, cont'd. • Copy-and-Paste Method
If the host computer is fitted with both a communication program
(e.g. Windows Terminal) and a word-processing program (e.g.
Windows Write or Windows Notepad), you can write the program,
partly or completely, in the word processor and then Copy and
Paste it into the communication program.
Each line will be checked for possible syntax errors as soon as the
printer receives it and the printer will return an error message after
each line where an error has been detected, provided verbosity is
on.
If you need to correct a mistake, you can make the correction in
the word processor and then copy and paste the line into the
communication program. If you do not use line numbers, you
must Copy and Paste the complete corrected program back to the
communication program.
• Send Text Method
If the host computer is fitted with both a communication program
(e.g. Windows Terminal) and a word-processing program (e.g.
Windows Write or Windows Notepad), you can write the program,
partly or completely, in the word processor and send the whole
text file to the printer by means of the communication program
(e.g. “Transfers; Send Text File” in Windows Terminal).
Each line will be checked for possible syntax errors as soon as the
printer receives it and the printer will return an error message after
each line where an error has been detected, provided verbosity is
on.
If you need to correct a mistake, you can make the correction in
the word processing program and then send the complete program
again via the communication program.
The Immediate Mode can be used for four main purposes:
• Printing of labels that you will never need to print again.
• Printing of labels, which have been edited and saved in the host
computer and are downloaded as text strings to the printer.
• Editing of programs to be executed in the programming mode.
• Issuing of instructions outside the execution of programs in the
programming mode, e.g. DELETE, LOAD, MERGE, NEW,
REBOOT or RUN.
Rather than creating programs in the Programming Mode, in some
cases you may want to edit the label in your host computer and
transmit the printing instructions and data to the printer in the form
of text strings.
☞ Error Messages
Also see:
• Chapter 16.1
☞ Verbosity
Also see:
• Chapter 7.7
• Chapter 15.7
3. Immediate Mode