Chapter 5: Data Formatting 5-5
Data Format Editor Commands
Send Commands
F1Sendallcharactersfollowedby“xx”keyorfunctioncode,starting
fromcurrentcursorposition.Syntax=F1xx(xxstandsforthe
hexadecimalvalueforanASCIIcode,seeASCIIConversionChart
(CodePage1252)inAppendixA.)
F2Send“nn”charactersfollowedby“xx”keyorfunctioncode,
starting
fromcurrentcursorposition.Syntax=F2nnxx(nnstands
forthenumericvalue(00‐99)forthenumberofcharactersandxx
standsforthehexadecimalvalueforanASCIIcode.SeeASCII
ConversionChart(CodePage1252)inAppendixA.)
F3Senduptobutnotincluding“ss”character
(SearchandSend)
startingfromcurrentcursorposition,leavingcursorpointingto“ss”
characterfollowedby“xx”keyorfunctioncode.Syntax =F3ssxx(ss
andxxbothstandforthehexadecimalvaluesforASCIIcodes,see
ASCIIConversionChart(CodePage1252)inAppendixA.)
F4Send“xx”character“nn”
times(Insert)leavingcursorincurrent
cursorposition.Syntax=F4xxnn (xxstandsforthehexadecimal
valueforanASCIIcode,seeASCIIConversionChart(CodePage
1252)inAppendixA,andnnisthenumericvalue(00‐99)forthe
numberoftimesitshouldbesent.)
E9Send
allbutthelast“nn”characters,startingfromthecurrent
cursorposition.Syntax=E9nn(nnisthenumericvalue(00‐99)for
thenumberofcharactersthatarenotsentattheendofthemessage.)
Move Commands
F5Movethecursorahead“nn”charactersfromcurrentcursor
position.Syntax=F5nn(nnstandsforthenumericvalue(00‐99)for
thenumberofcharactersthecursorshouldbemovedahead.)