User's Guide

66 HH1800 User Guide

Insert a string

Send “ss” string of “nn” length in the output message, leaving the cursor in the current

position. Syntax = BAnnnns...s where nnnn stands for the length of the string, and s...s stands

for the string. The string is made up of hex values for the characters in the string. Refer to the

ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page 203 for decimal, hex and

character codes.

B9 and BA Example: Look for the string “AB” and insert 2 asterisks (**)

Using the barcode above, send all characters up to but not including “AB.” Insert 2 asterisks at

that point, and send the rest of the data with a carriage return after.

Command string: B900024142BA00022A2AF10D

B9 is the “Send all characters up to a string” command

0002 is the length of the string (2 characters)

41 is the hex value for A

42 is the hex value for B

BA is the “Insert a string” command

0002 is the length of the string to be added (2 characters)

2A is the hex value for an asterisk (*)

F1 is the “Send all characters” command

0D is the hex value for a CR

The data is output as:

1234567890**ABCDEFGHIJ

<CR>