Rockwell Automation 2755 AdaptaScan Software - Manual (Page 143)

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The Message Field dialog defines the bar code contents of messages
sent to another device. Open this dialog by selecting the New or
Edit button on the Message dialog.
Important: If you leave the find String
blank and select Match Exactly, all de-
coded data is sent.
Field Name
Specifies a unique name for the bar code data field.
Find String
Specifies the bar code data string for which the Reader searches.
When the string is found, the Reader replaces the bar code data with
the replacement strings (see Message Field Edit Dialog). The find
string may contain search metacharacters, refer to Appendix C.
Important: If you leave the Find String blank and select Match
Exactly, all decoded bar code data is sent. This functions the same as
using the .* metacharacters in the Find String and deselecting Match
Exactly.
Select To
Match Exactly Enable/Disable metacharacters. When selected, metacharact-
ers are normal ASCII characters.
Disable Disable the find and replace function. When selected, the
Reader will not search for strings within the decoded bar code
data.
Configuring the Bar Code
Contents of a Message
☞
Configure a message so that it
contains only data required by
the application to increase
response times.