Reference Guide

OCR Programming
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Alpha or Fill (F)
Any alpha or fill character is accepted in this position.
Template Valid data Valid data Valid data
AAAFF ABCXY LMN>> ABC<5
Optional Space ( )
A space is accepted if present. Optional characters are not allowed as the first character(s) in a field of like
characters.
Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data
99 99 12 34 1234 67891
Optional Small Special (.)
A special character is accepted 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 characters from the alphanumeric keyboard in
<em_Emphasis><bl_blue>Appendix H, Alphanumeric Barodes to define a literal string within a template
F
Space
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