Data Format
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Data Format
Data Editing
When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along
with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data and supplementary user-defined
data is called a “message string.” The Data Editing features can be used to build specific user-
defined data into a message string.
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be se
nt before and after
scanned data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific
symbologies. The following shows the available elements you can add to a message string:
Figure 3. Breakdown of a Message String
Prex SuxAIM IDLabel ID Label ID
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to
transmit the Label ID you
congure for the scanned
symbology.
AIM ID: This function is used to identify and display the
common label identier for its symbology. When enabled, this
ID code will be transmitted before the scanned bar code data.
OR...
Bar Code Data
NOTE
Additional advanced editing is available. See the Advanced formatting fea-
tures in the Datalogic Aladdin configurat
ion software, or contact Technical
Support (as described on
page 4
) for more information.
Please Keep In Mind...
• Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data editing is a sophisti-
cated feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced users. Factory default
se
ttings for data editing is typically set to NONE.
• A prefix or suffix may be applied only to a specified symbology (reference
Symbologies, starting on page 79
) or across all symbologies (set via the Global features in
Configuration Using Bar Codes, starting on page 15
).
• You can add any character from the
ASCII Chart
(from 00-FF) on the inside back cover of
this manual as a prefix, suffix or
Label ID.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you
want them to appear on the output.
Global Prefix/Suffix
Up to 20 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before the bar code data) and/
or as a suffix (in a position following the bar code data) as indicated.
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