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Text From Counter

Text Properties -  Datasource  Set to Counter

Selecting Counter as the datasource for text will cause the interface to change as follows.

The text object will derive its data from the counter.

Properties

The counter properties are

  • Prefix - a text string attached to the beginning of the counter string
  • Suffix - a text string attached to the end of the counter string
  • Start - the first number in the counting sequence
  • Step - the amount of increment or decrement between each value
  • Digits - the number of digits shown in each value
  • Minimum - If the sequence is decrementing, and the minimum value is reached, the sequence will reset to the maximum value
  • Maximum - If the sequence is incrementing, and the maximum value is reached, the sequence will reset to the minimum value
  • Numbering System - whether it is Decimal, Hexadecimal or Alphanumeric etc.
  • Direction - determine whether the sequence is incrementing or decrementing
  • Padding - whether to pad zeros or spaces in front of the generated value in order to achieve the specified number of digits

 

Buttons

Show 10 Samples - display 10 samples in the sequence

 

 

Field Name - name of the input field. This variable name can be used in the Linked Field feature. For example, you can have two fields, one is Serial Number, the other, Part Number. This two fields are given the field names serial and part. In the Linked Field feature, the data of this two fields can be combined together to form a new field.