Instructions

Xenon XP User Guide 143
FE and F7 Example: Manipulate barcodes that begin with a 1
Search for barcodes that begin with a 1. If a barcode matches, move the cursor
back to the beginning of the data and send 6 characters followed by a carriage
return. Using the barcode above:
Command string: FE31F7F2060D
FE is the “Compare characters” command
31 is the hex value for 1
F7 is the “Move the cursor to the beginning” command
F2 is the “Send a number of characters” command
06 is the number of characters to send
0D is the hex value for a CR
The data is output as:
123456
<CR>
Move the cursor to the end
EA Move the cursor to the last character in the input message. Syntax = EA.
Search Commands
Search forward for a character
F8 Search the input message forward for “xx” character from the current cursor
position, leaving the cursor pointing to the “xx” character. Syntax = F8xx where xx
stands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code.
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page 300 for
decimal, hex and character codes.
F8 Example: Send barcode data that starts after a particular character
Search for the letter “D” in barcodes and send all the data that follows, including
the “D.” Using the barcode above:
Command string: F844F10D
F8 is the “Search forward for a character” command
44 is the hex value for “D”