Symbol DS7708 - Other Template Operators; Literal String ( and +)

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OCR Template (continued)
When this option appears in the template string, the data validator accepts a special character if present.
Optional characters are not allowed as the first character(s) in a field of like characters. Small special
characters are ‘- ,’ and ‘.’.
Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data
AA.99 MN.35 XY98 XYZ12
Other Template Operators
These template operators assist in capturing, delimiting, and formatting scanned OCR data.
Literal String (" and +)
“
+
Use either of these delimiting characters surrounding charac
ters from the alphanumeric keyboard in the
Advanced Data Formatting Guide to define a literal string within a template that must be present in scanned
OCR data. There are two characters used to delimit required literal strings; if one of the delimiter characters is
present in the desired literal string, use the other delimiter.
Template Valid data Invalid data
"35+BC"
35+BC AB+22