
18–5Using the Text Editor
Publication 2711-6.0
You can insert a time, date or numeric variable within a text string.
The variables are downloaded to the terminal with the application.
To insert a time, date, numeric, ASCII variable in a text string:
1. Locate the text in which you want to insert a variable.
2. Double-click the Text field.
3. Position the cursor where you want to insert the variable.
4. From the popup menu, choose Embedded Variable
Time, Date,
Variable (for Numeric), or ASCII.
For the Time and Date variable, a placeholder is inserted in the
message (/*T*/ for time, /*D*/ for date). The format of the time and
date is set in the Terminal Setup dialog.
A dialog opens when Variable (p. 17–14) or ASCII ( p. 17–17)
is selected. The dialog defines the format of the variable in the
text string. When you exit this dialog, a placeholder is inserted
within the text with embedded formatting details.
To edit a numeric or ASCII variable:
1. Double-click the Text field containing the variable.
2. Click the numeric /*V:12 NOFILL FIX:0*/ or ASCII /*A:12* / variable.
3. From the popup menu, choose Embedded Variable
Edit Variable.
4. Edit the settings in the Variable dialog.
5. When done, click OK to exit dialog.
The placeholder is updated with the new format.
To delete a variable:
Click on the placeholder and choose Cut from the popup menu, or
press
BACKSPACE or DELETE.
Inserting Variables in Text
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