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Chapter 7 Bar Codes
UPS Shipping Data Field
This syntax begins with seven encoded data characters followed by a date
(
yy
). The first four characters are the Message Header and the next five are
the Transportation Data Format Header. The format of the Message Header
is : “[)>Rs”. The Transportation Data Format Header is : “01Gs<
yy
>” where
<
yy
> is the year, and “G's” and “R's” are control characters. The structure is
shown in Table 72.
Table 72. UPS Shipping Data Fields
Character
Positions
Title Data
0 - 3 Message Header [)>Rs
4 - 8 Transportation Data
Format Header
01Gs<
yy
>
9 - 17 Postal Code 9 Digit Numeric for US
OR
6 Digit Alphanumeric for
Canada
18 Separator Gs
19 - 21 Country Code Numeric
22 Separator Gs
23 - 25 Class of Service Numeric
26 Separator Gs
27 - ... Secondary Message As per the UPS** Guide
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