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Optional Small Special (.)
When this option appears in the template string, the data validator accepts a special character 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 from the
Advanced Data Formatting Programmer Guide
to define a literal string within a template that must be present
in scanned OCR data. There are two characters used to delimit required literal strings; if one of the delimiter
characters is present in the desired literal string, use the other delimiter.
Template
Valid data
Invalid data
"35+BC"
35+BC
AB+22
.
“
+