Paxar 9401 Data Type Restrictions and Data Entry Templates Options 2, Restricting Data Types

9401/9402 System Administrator's Guide

Data Type Restrictions and Data Entry Templates (Options 2 and 3)

You can use Options 2 or 3 only once per field.

If you do batch entry only in the data stream, you do not need to apply Options 2 and 3. Use these options only for offline batch entry.

Restricting Data Types

Normally, you can print all characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) in text fields. You may want to restrict text in a field to certain character types, such as letters or numbers only. You can use detailed restrictions to further limit these character sets.

General Restrictions

This procedure defines a character set for the entire field. You can limit acceptable characters to

∙letters only

∙numbers only

∙symbols only

∙any combination of two of the above.

NOTE: See Appendix C, "Printable Characters," for a

complete list of printable characters.

1.Define your text or bar code field on the Format Worksheet as shown in Chapter 2, "Designing a Format."

2.Find Option 2 on the Format Worksheet. This is the option for general character restrictions.

Do not use with:

Option Description

3Detailed Character Restrictions

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