There seems to be a terminology problem.

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create bar codes

Your Scanner cannot Create bar codes.
It can only Read them.

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so that it sends data-tab-data-tab-data

You have to Create the QR barcode image with another tool.
Once you have that QR barcode image, the Scanner can then Read it and transmit the result.

Perhaps you can clarify if you need to find a tool to Create QR barcodes like you want.
Or if you want to program the Scanner (Reader) to work in some unique manner.

Good Luck,
JRB-Bldr

Right, I need to program the scanner with rules to interpret the barcode which we print out. I'm using the 123Scan2 tool to program the scanner.

Here's examples of the barcode data:

Barcode Example #1:
HR30*001*

Barcode Example #2:
HR30*001*1601-TMA-0016-A*A****Active*

The rule needs to send a <TAB> whenever there is a <*>. So I created this ADF rule:
1. Move To All Patterns and Replace <*> with <TAB>
2. Skip to Start
3. Send All that remains

This rule works perfectly fine when scanning the barcode into Notepad. HOWEVER, it does not work with the inventory system we are using which I think uses some kind of field level validation before it takes the next chunk of data.

So I created a new ADF rule:
1. Send up to <*>
2. Send Extended Key <Tab>
3. Move Past a <*>
4. Send up to <*>
5. Send Extended Key <Tab>
6. Move Past a <*>
7. Send up to <*>
8. Send Extended Key <Tab>
9. Move Past a <*>

This works with the inventory software fine. But there is problem -- the number of repeating 3-rules have to match or be less than the number of <*> in the barcodes or it fails. Barcode Example #1 has 2, so it fails and Barcode Example #2 has 8 so it works but only up to the 3rd <*>.

What I think I need is this. I think I need a way to program a DO...WHILE loop until it reaches the end-of-text <ETX> since the number of <*> can vary. Is this somehow possible to program into the scanner?
DO WHILE NOT <ETX>
1. Send up to <*>
2. Send Extended Key <Tab>
3. Move Past a <*>
LOOP