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MS926 User’s Manual
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Send all characters up to a string
E9
Include in the output message all but the last “nn” characters, starting
from the current cursor position. The cursor is moved forward to one
position past the last input message character included. Syntax = E9nn
where nn stands for the numeric value (00-99) for the number of
characters that will not be sent at the end of the message.
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Insert a character multiple times
F4
Send “xx” character “nn” times in the output message, leaving the cursor
in the current position. Syntax = F4xxnn where xx stands for the insert
character’s hex value for its ASCII code, and nn is the numeric value
(00-99) for the number of times it should be sent. Refer to the
Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)
, for decimal, hex and character
codes.
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>
