Paxar 9401 manual Partial Field Fixed Character Definition

3. Applying Field Options

Partial Field Fixed Character Definition

1.	Define your field as shown in Chapter 2,	Use
	"Designing a Format."
		with
2.	Find Option 1 on the Format Worksheet.	any
	See "Defining Fixed Data" for information on	option
	how Option 1 works.

3.In box R3, after 1, write the fixed characters as you want them to appear in the field. Make sure you write the characters in the same row as the text or bar code field definition.

Place an underscore (_) in positions where you do not want fixed characters.

This character string defines fixed characters for positions 1 and 2, but allows user entry in positions 3 and 4:

"AB_ _"

4.Apply Option 20 to define a data entry prompt for this field OR apply Option 4 to copy data into the non-fixed character positions. To copy data into a field, refer to that section later in this chapter.

Applying Field Options

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