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5. DATA FORMATTING
5-4-2 Move Commands
F5—Move the cursor forward a number of characters
Move the cursor ahead “nn” characters from current cursor position. Syntax =
F5nn where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters the
cursor should be moved ahead.
Example: Move the cursor forward and send the data
Move the cursor forward 3 characters, then send the rest of the bar code data
from the bar code above. End with a carriage return.
Command string: F503F10D
F5
0D
“Move the cursor forward a number of characters” command
Number of characters to move the cursor
“Send all characters” command
Hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
4567890ABCDEFGHIJ
<CR>
F6—Move the cursor backward a number of characters
Move the cursor back “nn” characters from current cursor position. Syntax =
F6nn where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters the
cursor should be moved back.
F7—Move the cursor to the beginning
Move the cursor to the first character in the input message. Syntax = F7.
Example: Manipulate bar codes that begin with a 1 (FE and F7)
Search for bar codes that begin with a 1. If a bar code matches, move the
5-4-2 Move Commands