Printing a Counter, Date,

Use the following strings to print any combination of a counter, a date,

Time, or Fixed String

a time, or a fixed string.

Counter

#:9999999

The first pound character (#) encountered in the string is replaced with the value specified in the Counter dialog box. Every successive pound character (#) is printed in sequential order.

Extra spaces are padded with zeroes (0) when %0# is specified.

Date

String

Example

%1d: YY/MM/DD

97/02/20

%2d: YYYY/MM/DD

1997/02/20

%3d: MM/DD/YY

12/13/97

%4d: DD/ABBREVIATED MONTH/YY

13/Dec/97

NOTE: YY or YYYY: year, MM: month, DD: day

Time

String

Example

%1t: HH:MM

11:27

%2t: HH:MM:SS

10:46:34

NOTE: HH: hour, MM: minutes, SS: seconds

Fixed String

Almost any text string can be a fixed string that can be printed on a scanned document. Up to 72 characters can be printed. This includes any variable information, such as a counter, date, or time. Only the characters shown in the chart on the previous page may be used in a fixed string.

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