Datalogic Scanning F725-E Series User Manual

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F725-E SERIES TERMINALS 
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1.2 
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
 
By using the optional EasyGen™ Application Generator or the DS 
for Formula™ software package, developers can easily customize 
applications according to the end user specific needs, solving the 
most common data collection applications such as inventory, 
picking and shipping/receiving. 
 
EasyGen™
 is the ideal solution for making Formula 725-E batch 
terminals
 productive instantly. In a familiar environment, 
developers have all the instruments at their disposal to reduce 
programming times (and therefore costs) while maintaining a high 
standard of quality in the creation of personalized applications 
whatever their nature, whether simple (e.g. a program for inserting 
codes/quantities) or more sophisticated. 
 
The EasyGen™ package includes Systools™ 2001, the efficient 
software utility to transfer data to standard ASCII files, and OLE for 
Formula, the software module ActiveX - OLE Custom Control or 
OCX - allowing users to easily integrate their data into applications 
such as Visual Basic, Excel, Access, Delphi, etc. 
 
DS for Formula™
 is a software package that provides instruments 
for fully exploiting F725-E and F725-E/RF terminals by creating  
fully-structured and personalized applications (see par. 1.2 for 
details). 
 
DS for Formula™
 uses a «C» standard ANSI compiler, integrated 
with special libraries, operating in an MS-DOS environment and 
developed specifically for the type of terminal processor. The 
libraries, developed by Datalogic, permit direct management of the 
terminal functions. For example, the management of barcode 
reading devices is immediate and rational thanks to interaction with 
functions that automatically start up the barcode acquisition 
procedure. 
 
Equally transparent, by using a philosophy of events programming, 
is the procedure managing the keyboard, display, serial and radio-
frequency communication, calendar/clock and, either directly or 
through a vdisk function, the data memory organized into banks. 
 
DS for Formula™ also offers a series of effective general purpose 
application examples which represent an excellent starting point 
while simultaneously providing a practical guide for studying and 
working on complex or personalized programs. Refer to the "Tools" 
paragraph in the DS for Formula™ Manual for details.