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E9 and F4 Example: Send all but the last characters, followed by 2 tabs
Send all characters except for the last 8 from the bar code above, followed by 2 tabs.
Command string: E908F40902
E9 is the “Send all but the last characters” command
08 is the number of characters at the end to ignore
F4 is the “Insert a character multiple times” command
09 is the hex value for a horizontal tab
02 is the number of times the tab character is sent
The data is output as: 1234567890AB <tab><tab>
Insert a string
BA Send “ss” string of “nn” length in the output message, leaving the cursor in the current position. Syntax = BAnnnns...s
where nnnn stands for the length of the string, and s...s stands for the string. The string is made up of hex values for
the characters in the string. Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-3 for decimal,
hex and character codes.
B9 and BA Example: Look for the string “AB” and insert 2 asterisks (**)
Using the bar code above, send all characters up to but not including “AB.” Insert 2 asterisks at that point, and send
the rest of the data with a carriage return after.
Command string: B900024142BA00022A2AF10D
B9 is the “Send all characters up to a string” command
0002 is the length of the string (2 characters)
41 is the hex value for A
42 is the hex value for B
BA is the “Insert a string” command
0002 is the length of the string to be added (2 characters)
2A is the hex value for an asterisk (*)
2A is the hex value for an asterisk (*)
F1 is the “Send all characters” command
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
1234567890**ABCDEFGHIJ
<CR>
Insert symbology name
B3 Insert the name of the bar code’s symbology in the output message, without moving the cursor. Only symbologies with
a Honeywell ID are included (see Symbology Charts on page A-1). Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page
1252), beginning on page A-3 for decimal, hex and character codes.
Insert bar code length
B4 Insert the bar code’s length in the output message, without moving the cursor. The length is expressed as a numeric
string and does not include leading zeroes.