Paxar 9416 XL manual F i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s

D e f i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s

Batch data fields should be sent in field number order. Use continuation fields for large amounts of data. If you are using N (New) in the batch header, you must list all fields with your data in sequence. If you are using U, you need to list only those fields and data that changes from the last printed batch.

Syntax	field#,"data string" p
	C,"continuation" p
field#	Identifies the text, bar code, or non-printable text field in
	which to insert the following data. Range: 0 - 999.
"data string"	Provides the actual information to appear in fields. Enclose in
	quotation marks. Length: 0 2710 characters.
C	Optional. Identifies information to be appended to the data
	string.
"continuation"	Optional. Provides the actual information to be added to the
	batch packet. Enclose in quotation marks. Use this option to
	break up longer fields. Length: 0 - 2710 characters.
Example	1,"Size 12" p
	2,"" p
	3,"Blue" p
	C,"and this would be appended." p

Defines a batch data field. "Size 12" prints in field #1, a blank line appears in field #2, "Blue and this would be appended" prints in field #3.

U s i n g S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s i n B a t c h D a t a

There are two ways to specify special characters in batch data:

Place a tilde (~) before the character

Use a tilde with the decimal ASCII equivalent

For example, you can use "" or ~034 to print the " character in your batch data. Use ~~ to print the ~ character in your batch data; otherwise, the tilde characters is ignored. You can also use ~XXX where XXX is the decimal equivalent or an unprintable character.

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