Motorola MC40 Integrator Guide

4.7GeneratingAdvancedDataFormattingRules
8IntheEnterportnumberdialogbox,entertheportnumberthatthehostcomputerapplicationislisteningon.
Figure4-14PortNumberEntry
9CongureAdvancedDataFormattingandBasicDataFormattingPlug-inifanyrequiredmodicationtobe
donetocaptureddatabeforesendingtoremotecomputer.
4.7GeneratingAdvancedDataFormattingRules
TheADFplug-inappliesrules(actionstobeperformedbasedondenedcriteria)tothedatareceivedviaan
inputplug-inbeforesendingittotheoutputplug-in.
•Rules-TheADFprocessplug-inconsistsofoneormorerules.DataWedgeformatstheoutputdataaccordingto
therstmatchingrule.Aruleisacombinationofcriteriaandasetofactionstobeperformed,uponfulllmentof
thecriteriasetintherule.
•Criteria-CriteriacanbesetaccordingtoInputplug-in,symbology,matchingstringwithinthedata(atthespecied
position)and/ordatalength.Receiveddatamustmatchthedenedcriteriainorderforthedatatobeprocessed.
•Actions-Asetofproceduresdenedtoformatdata.Therearefourtypesofactionswhichareforformatting
cursormovement,datamodication,datasendinganddelayspecications.Anactioncanbedenedtosend
therstnumberofcharacterstotheOutputplug-in,padtheoutputdatawithspacesorzeros,removespaces
indata,etc.
4.7.1ConguringADFPlug-in
ConguringtheADFplug-inconsistsofcreatingarule,deningthecriteriaanddeningtheactions.
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Motorola MC40 Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	MC40
Category	Handhelds
Language	English