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
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 1Search 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
Search for the letter “D” in bar codes and send all the data that follows, including the “D.” Using the bar code above:
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