Input Processing
In supporting barcode symbologies, when the parse option is specified, any instances of ^NNN in the data field are replaced with their equivalent ASCII value, useful for specifying unprintable characters.
Additionally, control character names can be used to specify equivalent ASCII values, as follows:
| Sequence | ASCII value |
|---|---|
^NUL |
0 |
^SOH |
1 |
^STX |
2 |
^ETX |
3 |
^EOT |
4 |
^ENQ |
5 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
^ACK |
6 |
/BEL
/BS /TAB /LF /VT /FF /CR () () % SO and SI prefix clash with SOH
/DLE /DC1 /DC2 /DC3 /DC4 /NAK /SYN /ETB
/CAN /EM /SUB /ESC /FS /GS /RS /US
Note: When this option is enabled, literal instances of ^NNN in the input data can be escaped as ^094NNN.
Equivalent symbols:
Data: This is Data Matrix
Options:
Encoder: datamatrix
Data: This is ^068ata Matrix
Options: parse
Encoder: datamatrix
In supporting barcode symbologies, when the parsefnc option is specified, non-data function characters can be specified by escaped combinations such as ^FNC1, ^FNC4, ^SFT/ and ^ECI000003.
Note: When this option is enabled, literal instances of ^ in the input data can be escaped as ^^.
Manually-composed Code 93 Extended demonstrating use of the special shift combination (/)A to represent !:
Data: TERRY^SFT/A
Options: parsefnc includecheck
Encoder: code93
