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DATA LENGTH MAX: 13_
To clear the DATE LENGTH MAX: and enter a new value, press CLEAR on the TriCoder keypad and enter the new value.
The DATE LENGTH MAX is important when using the Xtra Statement. See the section on the XTRA STATEMENT for more
information.
The DATE LENGTH MIN: field tells the TriCoder the fewest number of c haracters to accept for a particular progr am statement.
Specifying a Minimum Data Length can reduce data entry errors and is particularly important when using an Xtra Statement. The
Minimum Data Length should take into consideration Data Identifiers if your data uses them.
DATA LENGTH MAX: 13_ MIN: 04
The minimum data length can be anywhere from 00 to 99. 00 would be used if you wanted the user to be able to simply press the
ENTER key without actually entering any data for the statement. To enter a minimum data length, press the CLEAR key (or use the
DELETE key) to clear the current setting and enter the new value using the TriCoder keypad.
The INPUT DEVICE field tells the TriCoder where the data will be coming from. There are 3 valid entries for this field:
K TriCoder keypad entry only
W Scanner input only. This includes any bar code scanner attached to, or built into the TriCoder.
R Serial device input. Use for scales or other serial interface instruments. Data must be ter minated by car riage return (CR).
Upload prefix /suffix and max/min data length are not supported.
Leaving INPUT DEVICE blank allows for both keypad and/or scanner input.
The YES/NEXT STMT field allows you to tell t he TriCoder which statement to go to next or, in the case of a Question statement,
where to go if the question is answered by the YES key.
YES/NEXT STMT ------- 02
Make sure the statement number you specify is a valid statement. If your program is a simple one statement program (assuming it is
statement #01), you would specify statement #01 as the YES/NEXT STMT.
When editing a program, you cannot delete or remove statements, but you can simply not go to them. For example, lets say statement
#01 is the item n umber, statement #02 is the bin number and statement #03 is the quantity. Maybe you decide you don‟t need to
prompt for the bin number anymore and want to remove the state ment. Change the YES/NEXT STMT field for statement #01 to go
to statement #03. See the coding form example below to see how this would work.
Stmt #
Prompt Text
Yes/Next Stmt
01
ITEM NUMBER
03
02
BIN NUMBER
03
03
QUANTITY
01
The NO/END STMT field determines where the program goes if the END key is pres sed, or in the case of a question statement,
where the program goes if the NO key is pressed.
NO/END STMT ------- 99
For a question statement, this field simply tells the TriCoder where to go next wh en the question is answered with NO. In the instance
of the END key, what can happen next can vary.
Pressing the END key can have a different effect; depending on what statement you go to next:
Go to any valid statement by specifying t hat statement number in the NO/END STMT field. Besides simply going t o
another statement, this allows you to use the END key to break out of complex data collection loops. For example, say