Working with Flush Aux Buffer Process

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Working with Flush Aux Buffer Process

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Process Purpose

 

The "Flush Aux Buffer" process is used to flush (empty) the INPUT buffer of the serial/bluetooth/socket being used to talk to the printer. This process is useful when you want to parse incoming commands or answers from the aux/printer.

 

 

When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "Flush Aux Buffer" process.

If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.

 

 

Proceed as follows:

 

Printer / Aux Port

Aux Name

Select the external device port to flush from the drop-down. If required, click to add another Aux profile or select the one you want to edit.

See To Create an Aux Profile and/or To Edit an Aux Profile.

 

Remember NOT to select a Serial Port Aux profile if your target device is an Android device. Serial Port type profiles are not supported if used in Android devices.

 

If required, click to attach any relevant notes to this process. Click it and enter your notes in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".

 

After filling in the required options, click to conclude or to abort the operation.

The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.

 

 

Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).

Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).

If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.