Monarch 9400 Series manual Format Header Record, Example, Syntax, Field Contents

4. Message Structures

Example

This example has three text fields and one bar code field.

{F1,0558,0507;ONLINE p T00,I,000,0475,0050,1,1,0,0,B p T01,I,000,0406,0050,1,1,0,0,B p T02,I,000,0017,0253,1,1,0,0,B p B00,I,000,0124,0093,1,1,0,0177,1 p

}

The format header record (beginning with the Format ID) must always be the first record in a format data stream.

NOTE: Spaces can be used in the data stream. However, if used in a string following a semi-colon, they will be treated as printable characters.

Format Header Record

The format header record is constructed as shown below.

Syntax

	{F##,LENGTH,WIDTH;FORMAT NAME p
Field	Contents
F##	Must begin with the letter "F" to represent
	the beginning of a format data stream.
	The F is followed by a one or two digit
	number as the format ID
	Values:	0-99
	Example:	F23 = Format number 23
LENGTH	One to four digits to define the supply
	length in tenths of millimeters.
	Values:	191-2032(19.1 to 203.2 mm
		or 0.75 to 8.0 inches)
	Examples:	200 = 20mm
		201 = 20.1mm

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Message Structures