Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction
Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to th e host device. Scan
data can be edited to suit the particular requirements.
ADF can be implemented through scanning a related series of ba r codes, which begin on page 14-6, or by
installing the 123Scan utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan) which allows the scanner to be set up and program med
with Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) Rules.
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions
In ADF, data is custo mized through rules. These rules perform detailed actions when the data meet certain criteria.
One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or multiple actions.
For instance, a data formatting rule could be th e followin g:
Criteria: When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start position is
the string “129 ”,
Actions: pad all sends with zeros to length 8,
send all data up to X,
send a space.
If a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 is scanned, the following is transmitted: 00001299<space>. If a Code 39
bar code of 1299X15598 is scanned, this rule is ignored because the length criterion has not been met.
The rule specifies the editing conditions and requirements before dat a transmission occurs.
NOTE If the Wand Emulation interface is being used with the scanner, it is not possible to use ADF rules to
format the data unless Convert All to Code 39 on page 9-6 is enabled.