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CHAPTER 4 -
DATA EDIT
Prefix/Suffix Overview
When a barcode is scanned, additional information is sent to the host computer along with
the barcode data. This group of barcode data and additional, user-defined data is called a
“message string.” The selections in this section are used to build the user
-defined data into
the message string.
Prefix and Suffix characters are data characters that can be sent before and after scanned
data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific
symbologies. The following illustration shows the breakdown of a message string:
Points to Keep In Mind
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It is not necessary to build a message string. The selections in this chapter are only used
if you wish to alter the default settings.
Default prefix = None. Default suffix = None.
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A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or all symbologies.
•
You can add any prefix or suffix from the
ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252),
beginning on page 203, plus Code I.D. and AIM I.D.
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You can string together several entries for several symbologies at one time.
•
Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the output.
•
When setting up for specific symbologies (as opposed to all symbologies), the specific
symbology ID value counts as an added prefix or suffix character.
variable
length
1-11 alpha
numeric &
control
characters
1-11 alpha
numeric &
control
characters
Prefix
Scanned Data
Suffix
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