Paxar 9401 manual Restricting Data Types by Character

9401/9402 System Administrator's Guide

Filling in the Format Worksheet	2-9
Defining the Format Header	2-10
Defining Text Fields	2-13
Defining Constant Text Overlays	2-23
Defining Bar Code Fields	2-28
Defining Non-Printable Text Fields	2-34
Lines and Boxes	2-36
Defining Lines	2-36
Defining Lines as Segments	2-36
Defining Lines as Vectors	2-39
Defining Boxes	2-39
3. Applying Field Options	3-1
Defining Fixed Data (Option 1)	3-3
Entire Field Fixed Character Definition	3-3
Partial Field Fixed Character Definition	3-5
Restricting Data Types	3-6
General Restrictions	3-6
Detailed Character Restrictions	3-7
Example	3-8
Restricting Data Types by Character
Position	3-9
Creating Date or Time Fields	3-11
Copying Data Into a Field (Option 4)	3-13
Merging Fields	3-16
Sub-Fields	3-16
Defining Data Entry Sources (Option 5)	3-17
Eliminating the Operator Prompt	3-17
Defining a Data Entry Prompt (Option 20)	3-18
Adding Characters to Pad Fields (Option 30)	3-19
Creating a Price Field (Option 42)	3-20
Incrementing Fields (Option 60)	3-21
Entering data for incrementing fields	3-22
Fixing the first number in the incrementing
sequence	3-22

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