Output Label Format To Zpl
Is there a way to output the label format to ZPL? I designed the label in Bartender but need to now develop it using ZPL and it would be nice to be able to get the format output to ZPL.
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When you go to print, check off the box that says "Print to file"
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Hi - I am doing this and it works - but what I am trying to acheive is to print custom content (i.e.different names and values) by effectively replacing placeholders in the label (so e.g. replace [name] with Joe Bloggs etc).
I have this all working using print to file as above except for 2 things:
a) if I use anything except for citizen fonts (I have a citizen printer) then the content is encoded - I need it to remain as plain text so I can update it - is there a solution to this?
b) if I have centered content in bartender but the length changes then its no longer centered (because ZPL is using the position co-ordinate) - but what is the solution to this to get it centered?
I dont NEED to have ZPL though my current integration is using this format - I am using a 3rd party product to link my web based application with the printer and aside from the above 2 points its all working correclty.
can you help at all?
thanks
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Hello Shalom,
I unfortunately do not have an answer for you, but I am also using Zebra printers and ZPL variables and I am having trouble trying to get barcodes to correctly encode these variables, even through plain text fields will properly print the ZPL variable for each label. I wish product support was better for Bartender.
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Hi
Previous I have used ZPL exported from Codesoft in a lof of projects
I was a multiple step operation- Export / print to text file
- Adjust content with needed variable names
- Test and deploy
Due to the nature of ZPL it is not possible to center text or barcode using this approach
Only right justified can be usedPrinter needs to be ZPL complaint, eg interpret ZPL and print the label accordingly
hth /Peter
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