Chapter 7 — Commands
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Code 128 With Manual Selection of Subset
By starting the Code 128 symbol with manual selection of subset
A, B or C, the user has complete control of composing the
symbol data output. By invoking special control characters in the
data string, it is possible to switch between subsets or other
special cases inside the symbol, as described in the next table.
String Invocation Rules
Command
Type
Text Print Bar Code Manual
Selection
C128 Bar Code C128
Auto UCC/EAN128
Command A B B B B, b
5
Parameter p
4
1A 1B 1C 1,IE
4
,1EC
5
Starts with ? Start A Start B Start C Start A, B, or C
(+FNC1)
Invocation in
String
?
Te xt
output
?
Bar code
output
?
Bar code
output
?
Bar code
output
?
Bar code
output
?
\” “ “ “ N/A
2
“
\\ \ \ \ N/A
2
\
\1 1 <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1>
\2 2 <FNC2> <FNC2> NA
2
<FNC2>
\3 3 <FNC3> <FNC3> NA
2
<FNC3>
\4 4 <FNC4> <FNC4 NA
2
<FNC4>
\A A Ignore
1
<Code A> <Code A> A
\B B <Code B> Ignore
1
<Code B> B
\C C <Code C> <Code C> Ignore
1
C
\S S <Shift> <Shift> N/A
2
S
Char 06
3
Char 06 Char 06 NA
2
in
Code B
NA
2
<FNC1>