F5 Example: Move the cursor forward and send the data

Move the cursor forward 3 characters, then send the rest of the bar code data from the bar code above. End with a carriage return.

Command string: F503F10D

F5 is the “Move the cursor forward a number of characters” command

03 is the number of characters to move the cursor

F1 is the “Send all characters” command

0D is the hex value for a CR

The data is output as:

4567890ABCDEFGHIJ

<CR>

Move the cursor backward a number of characters

F6 Move the cursor back “nn” characters from current cursor position.

Syntax = F6nn where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters the cursor should be moved back.

Move the cursor to the beginning

F7 Move the cursor to the first character in the input message. Syntax = F7.

FE and F7 Example: Manipulate bar codes that begin with a 1

Search for bar codes that begin with a 1. If a bar code matches, move the cursor back to the beginning of the data and send 6 characters followed by a carriage return. Using the bar code above:

Command string: FE31F7F2060D

FE is the “Compare characters” command

31 is the hex value for 1

F7 is the “Move the cursor to the beginning” command

F2 is the “Send a number of characters” command

06 is the number of characters to send

0D is the hex value for a CR

The data is output as:

123456

<CR>

Move the cursor to the end

EA Move the cursor to the last character in the input message. Syntax = EA.

Search Commands

Search forward for a character

F8 Search the input message forward for “xx” character from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the “xx” character. Syntax = F8xx where xx stands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code.

Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-3for decimal, hex and character codes.

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