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Statement Details Reference
Data
Data entry prompts are program statements that prompt the operator to enter data for storage in memory. A
typical Data Statement would be prompting the operator for an “Item Number” or a “Quantity”. This is the
most commonly used statement type.
Branch
A branch statement allows the program to jump to anywhere between 1 and 15 different statements
depending on the character entered at the branch prompt. The data entered at a branch statement is not saved
to memory, it simply acts as a pointer, directing the program to the appropriate statement.
Question
A question statement creates a program prompt that the user answers YES or NO to. Data is not stored to
memory for this type of statement; a YES answer directs the program to one statement number while a NO
answer directs the program to another statement number. The question statement is answered by pressing the
YES or NO key on the Terminal keypad.
Stamp (date and time Stamp)
The Date and Time Stamp statement requires no action from the user. By specifying S as the statement
ENTRY TYPE, the Terminal accesses its internal real-time clock and writes the current date and time
information to memory when the program statement is executed. By default, this information is not
displayed by the Terminal when the statement is executed, but it can be displayed simply by entering DIS in
the DATA ID field of the program statement.
The default format of the date and time stamp is
MMDDYYHHMM (if USA)
The format can be changed using the Date& Time Formats setup parameter.
If you want to add seconds to the time portion of the Date and Time stamp, use s instead of S.
The Date and Time Stamp statement uses only 3 programming statement fields; ENTRY TYPE, DATA ID
and YES/NEXT STMT.
Time (time stamp)
The Time Stamp statement type records only the time information to memory in the HHMM format. Just as
with the Date and Time Stamp statement, using DIS in the DATA ID field will display the time information
on the Terminal screen when the statement is executed. Use t instead of T to record seconds in addition to
the hours and minutes.
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