Examples of converting FORMS data to Quantum multipunch format

Indexed mark fields:

Value specification:

1,2,3,4 (see step 5 of the instructions)

(Because the largest value in the specification is not greater than 9, conversion to Quantum format occurs only if two or more of the fields in the series is filled in. See When are field values converted to Quantum multipunch format?)

Number of bytes
needed to express "4":

2

Length to specify in transaction field:

1 (see step 8 of the instructions)

Quantum format:

01000100 01100000

Output from Transfer:

D`

Transfer file example:

FieldValue1,FieldValue2,FieldValue3,**,FieldValue5?D`

In this example, Field4 (consisting of the indexed mark fields shown above, Ch[1] through Ch[4]) had two filled-in fields and therefore two values, 1 and 4. These were converted to Quantum multipunch format (01000100 01100000), and the multipunch format is represented in the output by the two characters (D and ` ) that follow the delete character (?). The position of those two characters is represented by the two asterisks. Field separator was selected in the Transaction description options dialog.

Indexed mark fields:

Value specification:

1,2,13,14 (see step 5 of the instructions)

(Because the largest value in the specification is greater than 9, conversion to Quantum format occurs even if only one of the fields in the series is filled in. See When are field values converted to Quantum multipunch format?)

Number of bytes
needed to express "14":

4

Length to specify in transaction field:

2 (see step 8 of the instructions or picture)

Quantum format:

01000100 01000000 01000001 01100000

Output from Transfer:

D@A`

Transfer file example:

FieldValueA FieldValueB FieldValueD ****FieldValueF ?D@A`

In this example, FieldE (consisting of the indexed mark fields shown above, Ch[1] through Ch[4]) had two filled-in fields and therefore two values, this time 1 and 14. These were converted to Quantum multipunch format (01000100 01000000 01000001 01100000), and the multipunch format is represented by the four characters (D@A`) that follow the delete character (?). The position of those four characters is represented by the four asterisks.