^FNField Number

What ^FN does

^FN assigns a number to a field so a stored format (^DF/^XF) can be filled in later with ^FN…^FD pairs. This is how variable-data templates work: design once, then supply just the changing values per label.

Syntax

^FNa

Parameters

Example

^XA
^FO50,50^A0N,40,40^FN1^FS
^XZ
^XA
^FN1^FDActual value^FS
^XF^XZ

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Related commands

• ^DF — Download Format
• ^XF — Recall Format
• ^FD — Field Data

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