Leica Biosystems LPC Software installation - Manual (Page 148)

148 Software Installation Manual, Revision 2 - 03/2010
3.4.6 Special flags
Special Flag Fields
Special flags are available that cause the printer to automatically insert text into a field. These
flags can be inserted anywhere in the text string. All flags begin with a percent sign "%" and are
followed by an optional number and then a character. The following flags are available for use.
Note that the computer’s locale setting may affect the output of these flags, including language,
order, etc.
%A Abbreviated Weekday (MON, TUE, WED...)
%B Abbreviated Month (JAN, FEB, MAR...)
%C Date & Time (date is short date format, time is long time format)
%D Day of the Month (01-31)
%E User Year Code
%F Single Digit Checksum
%2F Single Digit Checksum for UPC-A barcodes (new in V1.30)
%G Double Character Checksum
%H Hour of the Day (00-23)
%I Hour of the Day (00-12)
%J Julian Day of the Year (001-366)
%#K Operator Prompt from Line #
%L Last Digit of the Year (0-9)
%M Month (01-12)
%N Minutes of the Hour (00-59)
%P AM or PM
%Q A unique number which changes every print.
%#S# Serial Number (1st # = Number of Digits, 2nd # = S/N Field ID)
%T Time of Day (short time format HH:MM:SS AM)
%U User Month Code
%#V Operator Entered Text from Line #
%W Weekday Number (1=Sunday to 7=Saturday)
%X Date (MM/DD/YYYY)%Y Year (00-99)
%Z User Shift Code
3. User Interface