F o r m a t D a t a
Format data contains the following:
Format identification number and name
Supply size
Online field definitions for text, bar code, line and graphic fields
The following offline format elements are not supported online:
Merged fields
Time or date fields
Fixed characters
Alphanumeric distinction
Fixed or variable length
Price fields
You must supply these elements if you need them in your program.
The message structure used to transmit online format data is shown below, followed by an example.
{FORMAT ID, LENGTH, WIDTH; FORMAT_NAME p
TEXT FIELD, INCREMENT FLAG, INCREMENT VALUE, ROW, COLUMN, MULTIPLE, TEXT FONT,
CHARACTER ROTATION, FIELD ROTATION, COLOR p
BARCODE FIELD, INCREMENT FLAG, INCREMENT VALUE, ROW, COLUMN, DENSITY,BAR CODE FONT,
FIELD ROTATION, HEIGHT, READABLE CHARACTERS p
LINE FIELD, ROW, COLUMN, DIRECTION, STOP, THICKNESS p
GRAPHIC FIELD, ROW, COLUMN p
.
.}
Message Structures
