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6.6.2 EXAMPLE II
Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes.
Dat a in a barcode is encoded like this:
From the 1
st
character t o t he 6
th
character is t he date code.
From the 7
th
character t o t he dash ‘-’ character is the item num ber.
Aft er the dash ‘-’ character is the quantit y inform ation.
Dat a will be transm itted like t his:
The it em number goes first, then a TAB character, followed by t he dat e code, then another TAB
charact er, and finally the quantity inform at ion.
The edit ing form at should be configured as follows:
1) Read the “Enter Set up” barcode to ent er the Configuration Mode.
2) Read the “Configure Format 2” barcode.
3) Read the “Three Fields” barcode.
4) Read the “Divide Field 1 by Lengt h” barcode, and set length t o 6.
Field 1 dat a st arts from the 1
st
character to the 6
th
character.
5) Read the “Select Field Separat or to Divide Field 2” barcode, and use a dash ‘- ’ character.
Field 2 dat a st arts from the 7
th
character until t he dash ‘-’ character is m et .
6) Read the “Additional Field 1” barcode, and use a tab charact er for the field.
7) Read the “St art (Program m ing) ” barcode to program the transm ission sequence.
8) Read the “Field 2”, “ Addit ional Field 1”, “ Field 1”, “ Additional Field 1”, “Field 3” barcodes.
9) Read the “End” barcode to com plet e the transm ission sequence (F2 A1 F1 A1 F3) set ting.
10) Read the “End Program m ing Form at ” barcode to complet e the set t ing of Editing Form at 1.
11) Read the “Enable Form at 2” barcode to apply Editing Format 2 to all code types.
12) Read the “Update” barcode to exit the Configuration Mode.