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EPL Commands
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12/16/13 EPL Programming Guide 14245L-003 Rev. A
Within literal strings all ASCII characters 0–255 dec. (00-FF hex.) are allowed. Quotes (ASCII
34d) and backslashes (ASCII 92d) must be uniquely handled.
The backslash (\) character designates the following character is a literal and will encode into
the data field. Refer to the following examples:
Within forms, further limitations include that a NULL (ASCII 0) character may not appear
within bar code DATA and entry limitations do not provide for a way to enter linefeed
characters into variables.
The programmer should rely on the symbology’s specification to insure format compliance
and proper implementation. See the AIM web site for specifications at:
http://www.aimglobal.org/
p7(m) = Enables menu
support option
Default Value: Disabled
p8(r) = Selects an
inverse image of the
bar code
Selects an inverse image of the bar code (sometimes known as
reverse video or a negative image).
p9(b) = Intra Symbol
Barrier Width
Specifies the width of the barrier in narrow bar widths
between the Aztec and standard linear bar code areas.
Accepted Values: 1–9
Default Value:
4 for EAN 13 and UPC A,
2 for all other supported standard linear bar codes
p10(s) = Symbol
Symmetry
Must preceed the p11(c)parameter.
Default Value: Regular (stacked)
Valu e : e (even symmetry)
p11(c) = Selects an
inverse image of the
bar code
Enables the flg(n) format using the ASCII Escape
character (27 decimal).
Default Value: Disabled
"DATA"=ASCII data or
Binary data bytes
Any combination of data strings, time fields (TT), date fields
(TD), variables and/or counters (the latter two within forms
only) that resolve to a valid string of characters.
To Print Enter into data field
"
"Company"
\
\code\
ø
\"
\"Company\"
\\
\\code\\
\
Parameters Details