5 -16FGHIJSearch backward for a stringB1 Search backward for “s” string from the current cursor position, leaving cursor pointingto “s” string. Syntax = B1nnnnS where nnnn is the string length (up to 9999), and S consistsof the ASCII hex value of each character in the match string. For example, B1000454657374will search backward for the first occurrence of the 4 character string “Test.”Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart, beginning on page A-3 for decimal, hex and charactercodes.Search forward for a non-matching characterE6 Search the input message forward for the first non-“xx” character from the current cursorposition, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-“xx” character. Syntax = E6xx where xxstands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code. Refer to the ASCII ConversionChart, beginning on page A-3 for decimal, hex and character codes.E6 Example: Remove zeroes at the beginning of barcode dataThis example shows a barcode that has been zero filled. You may want to ignore the zeroesand send all the data that follows. E6 searches forward for the first character that is notzero, then sends all the data after, followed by a carriage return. Using the barcode above:Command string: E630F10DE6 is the “Search forward for a non-matching character” command 30 is the hex value for0F1 is the “Send all characters” command 0D is the hex value for a CRThe data is output as:37692Search backward for a non-matching characterE7 Search the input message backward for the first non-“xx” character from the current cursorposition, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-“xx” character. Syntax = E7xx where xxstands for the search character’s hex value for its ASCII code. Refer to the ASCII ConversionChart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-3 for decimal, hex and character codes.4. Miscellaneous CommandsSuppress charactersFB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters, starting at the current cursorposition, 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 thelist, and xxyy .. zz is the list of characters to be suppressed.FB Example: Remove spaces in barcode dataThis example shows a barcode that has spaces in the data. You may want to remove the spacesbefore sending the data. Using the barcode above:Command string: FB0120F10DFB is the “Suppress characters” commandis the number of character types to be suppressed 20 is the hex value for a spaceF1 is the “Send all characters” command 0D is the hex value for a CRThe data is output as:34567890
