LXE 1280 Reference Guide
Forms and Stored Forms
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LDS Plus Reference Guide
Field Control Characters
Field control characters identify the unprotected fields of a form and indicate the type of keyboard
data that can be entered for each character position in a field.
data that can be entered for each character position in a field.
Field control character restrictions apply only to keyboard input and do not apply to barcode and
auxiliary data input devices. Barcode and auxiliary data input devices enter all characters into a
field regardless of the defined type.
auxiliary data input devices. Barcode and auxiliary data input devices enter all characters into a
field regardless of the defined type.
There are seven field control characters. You cannot distinguish among the seven types of fields
from the display appearance.
from the display appearance.
LDS Plus can be configured to use English, Swedish, or German field control characters. Each of
these languages has its own set of field control characters.
these languages has its own set of field control characters.
The field control characters for a particular language are selected from the parameters in the LDS
Plus Configuration Utility (GermanFldCntrl, SwedishFldCntrl).
Plus Configuration Utility (GermanFldCntrl, SwedishFldCntrl).
LDS Plus will not accept more than one language set of field control characters at a time.
Truncate/Advance Features
If a field is too short, the data is truncated. For Aux and barcode input, if the data and braces do
not require the entire field, the cursor automatically tabs to the next field at the conclusion of a
scan and the remaining unused positions of the previous field remain filled with the underline
characters. A truncated scan does not trigger an AutoTransmit.
not require the entire field, the cursor automatically tabs to the next field at the conclusion of a
scan and the remaining unused positions of the previous field remain filled with the underline
characters. A truncated scan does not trigger an AutoTransmit.
When LDS Plus parameter BCBraceInhibit is “Yes”, the data characters scanned in are the only
characters that are displayed.
characters that are displayed.
Cursor Keys
The cursor keys (in the compose buffer) work essentially the same with forms and non-forms,
except that when using a form the cursor can be positioned only within unprotected data fields.
except that when using a form the cursor can be positioned only within unprotected data fields.
When the cursor is moved past the last position of an unprotected field, the cursor lands in the
first position of the next unprotected data field. The reverse is true for left cursor movement.
first position of the next unprotected data field. The reverse is true for left cursor movement.
Enter Key
The [Enter] key sends data to the host, but does not adjust the cursor position.
Tab Key
The [Tab] key moves the cursor from anywhere in an unprotected field to the beginning of the
next unprotected field. The quickest way to move the cursor to the next unprotected field is to use
the [Tab] key. When a character is entered in the last character position of a field, the cursor
automatically moves to the next unprotected field.
next unprotected field. The quickest way to move the cursor to the next unprotected field is to use
the [Tab] key. When a character is entered in the last character position of a field, the cursor
automatically moves to the next unprotected field.
Previous Key [Shift] [Tab]
The Previous [Shift] [Tab] key sequence moves the cursor from anywhere in an unprotected field
to the beginning of that field. If the cursor is already at the beginning of an unprotected field,
pressing the Previous [Shift] [Tab] key sequence moves the cursor to the beginning of the
previous unprotected field.
to the beginning of that field. If the cursor is already at the beginning of an unprotected field,
pressing the Previous [Shift] [Tab] key sequence moves the cursor to the beginning of the
previous unprotected field.