Programmer's Reference Manual Intermec Fingerprint® v8.70.0 ...

Chapter —Program Instructions
COUNT&
Purpose Statement for creating a counter (Intermec Direct Protocol only).
Syntax COUNT& ,,
is the type of counter parameter to be set:
START (start value)
WIDTH (minimum number of digits)
COPY (number of copies before update)
INC (increment/decrement at update)
STOP (stop value)
RESTART (restart counting at this value)
is the counter reference number (integers only)
is the parameter value
Remarks This instruction can only be used in the Intermec Direct Protocol.
The counters can be used in text and bar code fields and are global, which
means that they are not connected to any special label or layout, but will
be updated at every execution of PRINTFEED statements where the counter
in question is used.
Counters are designated using positive integers, for example 1, 2, or 3.
When used for printing, they are referred to by “CNT$” variables,
where is the number of the counter as specified by COUNT&, for
example CNT5$. A counter variable without a matching counter will be
regarded as a common string variable.
The value of the start, stop, and restart parameters decide the type of counter
(alpha or numeric). If different types of counter are specified in these
parameters, the last entered parameter decides the type. Alpha counters
count A-Z whereas numeric counters use numbers without any practical
limit.
Counters are not saved in the printer’s memory, but will have to be recreated
after each power up. Therefore, it may be wise to save the COUNT&
statements as a file in the host.
START:
Decides the first value to be printed. If a single letter is entered (A-Z),
the counter will become an alpha counter, and if one or several digits are
entered the counter will be numeric. Numeric values can be positive or
negative. Negative values are indicated by a leading minus sign.
Default: 1 (numeric) or A (alpha)
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