Tag 020 - Scrolling Text

The Scrolling Text Message is used to display scrolling text onscreen. Up to 100 lines of scrolling text are supported.

The Scrolling Text Response returns whether the customer pressed the Enter (green) or Cancel (red) key.

Field 5001 Format

Request

Field NameLengthDescription
TTT3Tag (always = 020)
LLL3Length of the following data
Beeper1Sound tone (0=No, 1=Yes)
Info1Var.Information 1
FS1Field separator (Hex 1C)
Info2Var.Text/field separator for Information 2
FS1
Info3Var.Text/field separator for Information 3
FS1
Info4Var.Text/field separator for Information 4
FS1
Info5Var.Text/field separator for Information 5
FS1
Info6Var.Text/field separator for Information 6
FS1
(etc.)(etc.)
Info100Var.Information 100

Response

Field NameLengthDescription
TTT3Tag (always = 020)
LLL3Length of the following data
ActionButton3If field 11 Completion Code = 000 (success), returns code for key pressed by customer:
  • 777=Enter (green) key
  • 888=Cancel (red) key

Sample Message

Request

The following request tells Simplify to display the screen shown below:

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,36Transaction Type
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
5001,[see value below]Non-Financial Data
  • 020=Tag
  • 223=Length of data
  • 0=Beeper not active
  • Information 1 (etc.)=Text of line 1 (etc.)

5001,0202230Information1FSInformation 24567890123456789012345678901234567890FSInformation 3FSInformation 4FSInformation 5FSInformation 6FSInformation 7FSInformation 8FSInformation 9FSInformation 10FSInformation 11FSInformation 12FSInformation 13

sample screen with eight lines

Response

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,36Transaction Type
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
5001,020003777Non-Financial Data
  • 020=Tag
  • 003=Length of data
  • 777=Enter key pressed
5002,80378002Device serial number (if present)