Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

Extract To

Set the ending position if extracting only certain

 

characters from the input

 

For example, if you set Extract From 4 and

 

Extract To 6, you will extract “555” out of

 

0005550

Force Uppercase

Force Uppercase input. Users will not be able to

 

enter lower case letters into a screen prompt if

 

this option is selected

Default Value

Type a value or set a default value using the

 

contents of a variable. If you use a variable,

 

remember to assign a value to the variable

 

someplace in your label program

Result Value

Select the variable in which the user input

 

should be stored

Output Format

Set the format you want to use when saving the

 

input from the external keyboard. Several

 

options are available such as fill blank on left,

 

fill zeros on left. Select the appropriate format

 

for your program design.

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Datamax v1.1x Creating a Project Extract To, Characters from the input, For example, if you set Extract From 4, 0005550