FORMATTING MESSAGES
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It is not necessary to use the whole code when printing. For instance, [IJ]
included in the message will print the last two digits of the current year - 01 for
instance. The code [J] in the message will only print the last digit - in this case 1.
The punctuation marks available for use include colons, obliques and spaces. For
example:
This will print the current time (hours and minutes separated by a colon) and then
the current date in American format (month/day/year):
12:15 01/25/01
Date codes, like all other automatic attributes, can be included as part of a longer
message and nested inside text size formatting codes.
Printing a Sell-by-Date
Sell-by-dates use the same code letters as date codes (see the table in the previous
section) allowing them to be printed in a wide variety of formats, entirely defined
by the user. Again, since sell-by-dates are calculated from the printer’s internal
clock, make sure the clock is correctly set before attempting to print.
Note: It is vitally important that the sell-by-date code is correctly entered. Check codes
thoroughly. Make especial note of the upper and lower case characters required.
Where the date and time automatic attribute used the square brackets to enclose
the code letters, sell-by-dates use a special code similar to the text size formatting
code:
There are four parts to this code:
Start Code Value Date Code End Code
cD or cM e
[AB:CD GH/EF/IJ]
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