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Paxar 9474 User Manual

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Type the stop location and press e . The screen displays an
H or a V to indicate the direction of the line.

D e f i n i n g a M e r g e d F i e l d

To define a merged field, you’ll need to know the same
information as for a prompt field (except the prompt). You also
need to know

the field number of the source field

whether to use the source data before or after formatting

the characters you want to use from the SRC (source) field

the characters’ positions in the DST (destination) field

whether to use a character for padding the data, and if so,
whether to pad from the left or right

the pad character you want to use.

S e l e c t i n g t h e F i e l d N u m b e r ( M e r g e d F i e l d s a n d
S u b - f i e l d s )

Enter field number to use: _ _
Link: 1

Merged fields and sub-fields let you copy information from a
source field and print it in another location on the format. Type a
number from 1-63 for the field you want to copy the information
from and press e . This number must be less than the field
you are now working on.

S e l e c t i n g t h e F i e l d Ty p e

Format Entry Prompt

Field nn: P)rompt, F)ix, L)ine
M)erge, S)ub, G)raph or T)est _

Designing and Entering a Format 6-29