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Data Format Editor Commands
When working with the Data Format Editor, a virtual cursor is moved along your input data string. The following commands are
used to both move this cursor to different positions, and to select, replace, and insert data into the final output.
Send Commands
Send all characters
F1 Include in the output message all of the characters from the input message, starting from current cursor position,
followed by an insert character. Syntax = F1xx where xx stands for the insert character’s hex value for its ASCII code.
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-3 for decimal, hex and character codes.
Send a number of characters
F2 Include in the output message a number of characters followed by an insert character. Start from the current cursor
position and continue for “nn” characters or through the last character in the input message, followed by character “xx.”
Syntax = F2nnxx where nn stands for the numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters, and xx stands for the
insert character’s hex value for its ASCII code. Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on
page A-3 for decimal, hex and character codes.
F2 Example: Send a number of characters
Send the first 10 characters from the bar code above, followed by a carriage return. Command string: F2100D
F2 is the “Send a number of characters” command
10 is the number of characters to send
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as: 1234567890
F2 and F1 Example: Split characters into 2 lines
Send the first 10 characters from the bar code above, followed by a carriage return, followed by the rest of the charac-
ters.
Command string: F2100DF10D
F2 is the “Send a number of characters” command
10 is the number of characters to send for the first line
0D is the hex value for a CR
Terminal ID Table
Terminal Model(s) Terminal ID
USB PC keyboard (HID)
124
Mac Keyboard
125
PC Keyboard (Japanese)
134
Serial (COM driver required)
130
HID POS
131
USB SurePOS Handheld
128
USB SurePOS Tabletop
129
Serial RS232 TTL
000
RS232 True
000
RS485 (IBM-HHBCR 1+2, 46xx)
051
Keyboard PS2 compatibles
003
AT compatibles
002