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COUNT&
Chapter 2 Program Instructions
Field of Application Statement for creating a counter (Intermec Direct Protocol only).
Syntax COUNT& ,,
is the type of counter parameter to be set:
START (start value)
WIDTH (minimum number of digits)
COPY (number of copies before update)
INC (increment/decrement at update)
STOP (stop value)
RESTART (restart counting at this value)
is the counter reference number (integers only).
is the parameter value.
Remarks This instruction can only be used in the Intermec Direct Protocol.
The counters can be used in text and bar code fields and are global, i.e. they
are not connected to any special label or layout, but will be updated at every
execution of PRINTFEED statements where the counter in question is used.
Counters are designated using positive integers, e.g. 1, 2 or 3. When used for
printing, they are referred to by “CNT$” variables, where
is the number of the counter as specified by COUNT&, e.g. CNT5$.
A counter variable without a matching counter will be regarded as a common
string variable.
The value of the start, stop, and restart parameters decide the type of counter
(alpha or numeric). If different types of counter are specified in these
parameters, the last entered parameter decides the type. Alpha counters count
A–Z whereas numeric counters use numbers without any practical limit.
Counters are not saved in the printer's memory, but will have to be recreated
after each power up. Therefore, it may be wise to save the COUNT&
statements as a file in the host.
START:
Decides the first value to be printed. If a single letter is entered (A–Z), the
counter will become an alpha counter, and if one or several digits are entered
the counter will be numeric.
Numeric values can be positive or negative. Negative values are indicated by
a leading minus sign.
Default: 1 (numeric) or A (alpha)
WIDTH:
This parameter can only be used in numeric counters and decides the
minimum number of digits to be printed. If the counter value contains a lesser
number of digits, leading zero (0) characters will be added until the specified
number of digits is obtained. If the number of digits in the counter value is
equal to or larger than specified in the width parameter, the value will be
printed in its entity.
Default: 1 (i.e. no leading zeros)
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