Rockwell Automation 2755 AdaptaScan Software User Manual

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Bar Code Labels and Symbols

Specifies the symbols or labels to be matched against the contents of
the match table. Data from multiple Readers may be compared with
a match table entry. To select more than one symbol, hold down the
[Shift] or [Ctrl] keys while making the selection. [Shift] selects a
group of consecutive listings and [Ctrl] selects nonconsecutive
listings.

Rule

Specifies either the exact contents of the bar code symbol to match
and/or a metacharacter string that defines parameters of symbols
being matched. Refer to Appendix C for a list of the metacharacters.

For example, to match any number of occurrences of any character,
enter the metacharacter string .*

Disable

When selected, disables the match function. When disabled, the
Reader will not search for bar code data that matches the Rule entry.

Match Exactly

Enables / disables metacharacters. When selected, metacharacters
are read as normal ASCII characters. When not selected, certain
characters (metacharacters) perform special functions as described in
Appendix C.

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