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Search forward for a non-matching character
E6 Search the input message forward for the first non-“xx” character from
the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-“xx”
character. Syntax = E6xx where xx stands for the search character’s
hex value for the CP1252 character. Refer to the ASCII Conversion
Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-3 for decimal, hex and character
codes.
E6 Example: Remove zeroes at the beginning of bar code data
This example shows a bar code that has been zero filled. You may
want to ignore the zeroes and send all the data that follows. E6
searches forward for the first character that is not zero, then sends all
the data after, followed by a carriage return. Using the bar code
above:
Command string: E630F10D
E6 is the “Search forward for a non-matching character” command
30 is the hex value for 0
F1 is the “Send all characters” command
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as: 37692
<CR>
Search backward for a non-matching character
E7 Search the input message backward for the first non-“xx” character
from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-
“xx” character. Syntax = E7xx where xx stands for the search
character’s hex value for the CP1252 character. Refer to the ASCII
Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-3 for decimal, hex and
character codes.
Miscellaneous Commands
Suppress characters
FB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters, starting at the
current cursor position, as the cursor is advanced by other commands.
When the FC command is encountered, the suppress function is
terminated. The cursor is not moved by the FB command.
Syntax = FBnnxxyy . .zz where nn is a count of the number of
suppressed characters in the list, and xxyy .. zz is the list of characters
to be suppressed.