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Appendix C MX5X CE .NET 4.2
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MX5X Reference Guide
Prefix / Suffix
If Add Prefix and / or Add Suffix are combined with Strip Leading and / or Strip Trailing, the
leading and / or trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is added.
leading and / or trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is added.
The mode for Prefix/Suffix feature is determined by the Send Key Messages (WEDGE) setting in
the Main tab. When checked (enabled), the prefix/suffix feature is in
the Main tab. When checked (enabled), the prefix/suffix feature is in
Key Message mode
. Key
message mode sends the prefix, barcode, and suffix to the application with the focus as
keystrokes. In Key message mode all keys on the keypad can be entered.
keystrokes. In Key message mode all keys on the keypad can be entered.
When the Send Key Messages is not checked,
Block mode
is enabled. Block mode allows ASCII
characters (0x0 – 0x7F), plus backspace, tab, delete, return and escape. In Block mode the
prefix/suffix data is added to the beginning and end of the buffered barcode data that can then be
read by an application from the WDG: device.
prefix/suffix data is added to the beginning and end of the buffered barcode data that can then be
read by an application from the WDG: device.
Up to 19 characters can be specified for the prefix and up to 19 characters can be specified for the
suffix. The characters can be text or control characters, e.g. tab, carriage return. The characters can
be entered into the prefix and suffix text boxes by typing from the keypad, entering the key’s hex
equivalent, or entering in hat ( ^ ) encoded delimited (8-bit code table) notation.
suffix. The characters can be text or control characters, e.g. tab, carriage return. The characters can
be entered into the prefix and suffix text boxes by typing from the keypad, entering the key’s hex
equivalent, or entering in hat ( ^ ) encoded delimited (8-bit code table) notation.
• To enable the Prefix or Suffix processing, check the associated checkbox. When the box is
checked, the edit controls to the right are enabled. Keys/characters are typed into the edit
control following the checkbox.
control following the checkbox.
• Selecting the Add button then adds the key to the associated list of keys in the read-only edit
control to the right of the Add / Clear buttons. The keys are shown as comma-delimited strings.
• To erase the Prefix or Suffix, select the read-only edit control that contains the currently
configured Prefix or Suffix and select the Clear button.
• The Add and Clear buttons function on the control that is selected when the button is pressed.
• Hex values can be entered by preceding the two digit hex value with ‘0x’. Control characters
can also be entered using the ‘hat’ delimited notation, i.e. ^M for Carriage Return.
• All keypad keys can be entered by typing the key. Some keypad keys are only valid if in Key
Message mode. For example, the Function Keys (F1, PF1) are only valid in Key Message
mode.
mode.
See Hat Encoding and Decimal-Hexadecimal Chart in Appendix D Reference Material.