4-4 Packet Reference Manual
R4. chars Characters to include in a field or a specific template. Must be
enclosed within quotation marks. Indicators can be
* any printable character
# any digit 0-9
@ any letter a-z, A-Z
- no user input for this position (for fixed data or copied data)
Example R,3,S,"ABC1234567890" |
Restricts the field data to letters A, B, and C, and all digits.
Example R,3,T,"***#_ _ _ _" |
Creates a template that allows any printable character in positions 1, 2, and 3; digits in position
4; and reserves positions 5 through 8 for fixed or copied data.
Using Option 4 (Copy Data)
You can create a field that uses data from another field. This is useful for creating merged fields
or sub-fields. You can copy the information from multiple fields into one field by applying the copy
procedure more than once. Copy data is the only option you can apply to a field more than once.
The maximum number of characters defined in box T3 or B3 must allow for the number of
characters you will place in the field, including any price, check digit, or fixed characters inserted
by the printer. The maximum number of characters in the field into which data is copied cannot
exceed 2710 or the maximum number of characters permitted by the bar code.
Note: When copying from more than one field, copy into the destination field from left to right.
Syntax R,4,src fld,src start,# to copy,dest start,copy code |
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 4 Option 4.
R3. src fld Field number from which data is copied. Range: 0 to 999.
1 is the default.
R4. src start Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied.
Character positions are numbered 1 to 2710, starting from the left.
1 is the default.
R5. # to copy Number of characters to copy. Range: 1 to 2710. 1 is the default.
R6. dest start Position number where copied characters are to begin printing in the
destination field. Range: 1 to 2710.
R7. copy code Copy Method. 1 is the default.
1 Copy field as is (including price symbols, pad characters, check
digits, etc.).
2 Copy unformatted data (without price characters, pad characters,
etc.).
Example R,4,3,1,3,1,1|
Copies data from field #3, starting at the first position and copying three characters. In the
destination field, the information is placed in position 1 and copied as formatted data.
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