R4. chars Characters to include in a field or a specific template. Must be enclosed within quotation marks. Indicators can be

*any printable character

# any digit 0-9

@ any letter a-z, A-Z

- no user input for this position (for fixed data or copied data)

Example R,3,S,"ABC1234567890" p

Restricts the field data to letters A, B, and C, and all digits.

Example R,3,T,"***#_ _ _ _" p

Creates a template that allows any printable character in positions 1, 2, and 3; digits in position 4; and reserves positions 5 through 8 for fixed or copied data.

Example R,3,T,"####_ _ _ _" p

Creates a template that allows digits only in positions 1-4, and reserves positions 5 through 8 for fixed or copied data.

O p t i o n 4 ( C o p y D a t a )

You can create a field that uses data from another field. This is useful for creating merged fields or sub-fields. You can copy the information from multiple fields into one field by applying the copy procedure more than once. Copy data is the only option you can apply to a field more than once.

The maximum number of characters defined in box T3 or B3 must allow for the number of characters you will place in the field, including any price, check digit, or fixed characters inserted by the printer. The maximum number of characters in the field into which data is copied cannot exceed 2710 (or 100 for the 9403/9805 printers) or the maximum number of characters permitted by the bar code.

When copying from more than one field, copy into the destination field from left to right.

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