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EPL Commands

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C

Counter

Description The counter (C) command defines one of 10 automatic counters used in consecutive numbering applications (i.e. serial numbers). Counters must be defined after variables.

For Numeric Serialization Only. The counter function does not support Alpha or Alpha- Numeric Serialization.

The C command is used in forms that require sequential numbering. When initializing counters, they must be defined in order (e.g. C0 first, C1 second...).

Field justification (p3) affects the printing of counter data. When L, R or C are selected, the counter field is the width of p2 value. Data will justify within the counter (p2) field per the selected p3. The N parameter will print the minimum number of characters.

To print the contents of the counter, the counter number is referenced in the “DATA” field of the A (ASCII text) or B (Bar Code) commands.

Syntax Cp1,p2,p3,p4 ”[-]PROMPT”

Parameters This table identifies the parameters for this format:

Parameters		Details
p1	= Counter number	Accepted Values: 0–9
p2	= Maximum number of	Accepted Values: 1–29
	digits for counter
p3	= Field Justification	Accepted Values:
		L = Left
		R = Right
		C = Center
		N = No Justification
p4	= Step Value	Accepted Values: + or - sign followed by a single digit of 1–9.
		Using a step value of +0 allows the counter to be used as an
		additional variable data field.
”PROMPT”		An ASCII text field that will be transmitted to the KDU or
		host (via the serial interface) each time the command is
		executed. Typically used to request the operator to enter a
		starting counter value.
[-]=KDU Prompt		Having the first character of the prompt a single minus sign
	Options	will cause the prompt to display only once after form
		retrieval.

The C command is used in forms that require sequential numbering. When initializing counters, they must be defined in order (e.g. C0 first, C1 second...).

12/16/13 EPL Programming Guide 14245L-003 Rev. A