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Search backward for a string
B1
Search backward for “s”
string from the current cursor position, leaving c
ursor pointing to “s”
string. Syntax = B1nnnnS where nnnn is the string length (up to 9999), and S consists of the
ASCII hex value of each character in the match string. For example, B1000454657374 will
search backward for the first occurrence of the 4 characters
string “Test.”
Refer to the
ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252),
beginning on page 203 for decimal, hex
and character codes.
Search forward for a non-matching character
E6
Search the input message forward for the first non-
“xx” character from the cur
rent cursor
position, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-
“xx” character.
Syntax = E6xx
where xx stands
for the search character
’s hex value for its ASCII code. Refer to the
(Code Page 1252), beginning on page 203
for decimal, hex and character codes.
E6 Example: Remove zeros at the beginning of barcode data
This example shows a barcode that has been zero filled. You may want to ignore the zeros and
send all the data that follows. E6 searches forward for the first character that is not zero, then
sends all the data after, followed by a carriage return. Using the barcode above:
Command string:
E630F10D
E6 is the “Se
arch forward for a non-matchin
g character” command
30 is the hex value for 0
F1 i
s the “Send all characters” command
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
37692
<CR>
