Datamax v1.1x user manual External Keyboard

Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

3.3.2.2. External Keyboard

General introduction	As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods, several input
	methods are available for your screen prompts.
	This section discusses the External Keyboard input method and the
	properties you need to set up when you select this input type.

External Keyboard allows the User to use an external keyboard for inputs to the label program screen prompts.

For External Keyboard the property settings are as follows:

Input Type	Set the type of input that should be accepted
	(e.g. Alphanumeric, Numeric, Decimal, …)
Min. Length	Enter the minimum number of characters
	needed for the input to be accepted
Max. Length	Set the maximum number of characters allowed
	for the input to be accepted
Integer	Enter the number of integer positions to accept
	in a number entry (when using the Cash Input
	Type)
Decimal	Enter the number of decimal positions to accept
	in a number entry (when using the Cash Input
	Type)
Pattern	Set a required pattern for the input. Possible
	pattern masks include the letters A-Z, the
	numbers 0-9 and the special characters
	$“_ *. These pattern masks and their use are
	described in Chapter 5 – Using Processes. See
	Section 5.2.2 Control and Branch for a detailed
	description about the use of patterns.
	The user will not be able to input characters
	that do not match the pattern.
Extract From	Set the starting position if extracting only
	certain characters from the input

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