Datamax-O'Neil DPL Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 136)

Label Formatting Command Functions
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Embedding
Numeric strings for decrementing may also be embedded between alphabetic characters
(e.g., when systems require alphanumeric bar codes with alphabetic prefixes or
suffixes).
Sample: L
1611000001000101000CD
- 100
Q0003
E
The sample above will print three labels: 1000CD, 999CD, and
998CD. Note that the pad character is a placeholder for digits
removed from the left side in the subtraction process. When a
fixed pitch font is used, the justification of the rightmost character
is sustained regardless of the number of digits replaced by the pad
character on the left side.
^
Set Count by Amount
This command allows applications using the increment / decrement field command to
print more than one label with the same field value before the field data is updated. The
default is 1.
Syntax: ^nn
Where: ^ - May be 0x55 or 0x40; see note below.
nn - Is a two-digit value that specifies the number of
labels to be generated before incrementing (or
decrementing) the field value.
Sample: L
13220000000000012345
-01
^02
Q0006
E
The sample above prints two labels containing the same field
value before decrementing the field. Six labels are printed.
 This command can only be issued once per label format. In addition, when alternate
Control Codes are enabled, the ^ character must be replaced by the @ character
(hexadecimal 0x40); see Control Code Command Functions.