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Values for Print Mode Command String, Values for Data Line Command Strings

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Chapter 2 - Designing Bar Code Labels Values for Print Mode Command String Text R E4 Description Places the printer in Print mode. E is the syntax for the "Format, Select" command. This command selects format 4. is the syntax for the "Clear All Data" command. 8 Press Enter and type the following text to create the data lines for the humanreadable and bar code fields: THIS IS THE SAMPLE LABEL SAMPLE The next table explains these values: Values for Data Line Command Strings Text THIS IS THE SAMPLE LABEL SAMPLE Description Data line for the human-readable field. The fields in the label format are populated in order by field number. is the syntax for the "Next Data Entry Field, Select" command. Data line for the bar code interpretive field. 9 Press Enter and type the following text: where is the syntax for the "Print" command. Note: The difference between the lowercase letter "l" and the numeral "1" is not very noticeable in the Courier font. Make sure that you enter the correct command. 10 Save the text file as "SampleLabel.txt". The label format command strings are complete and look like this: C P E4;F4 H0;o200,100;f0;c25;h20;w20;d0,30 L1;o200,150;f0;l575;w5 B2;o200,200;c0,0;h100;w2;i1;d0,10 I2;h1;w1;c20 R E4 Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide 27

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Chapter 2 — Designing Bar Code Labels
Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer’s Guide
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8
Press
Enter
and type the following text to create the data lines for the human-
readable and bar code fields:
<STX>THIS IS THE SAMPLE LABEL<CR><ETX>
<STX>SAMPLE<ETX>
The next table explains these values:
9
Press
Enter
and type the following text:
<STX><ETB><ETX>
where <ETB> is the syntax for the “Print” command.
10
Save the text file as “SampleLabel.txt”.
The label format command strings are complete and look like this:
<STX><ESC>C<ETX>
<STX><ESC>P<ETX>
<STX>E4;F4<ETX>
<STX>H0;o200,100;f0;c25;h20;w20;d0,30<ETX>
<STX>L1;o200,150;f0;l575;w5<ETX>
<STX>B2;o200,200;c0,0;h100;w2;i1;d0,10<ETX>
<STX>I2;h1;w1;c20<ETX>
<STX>R<ETX>
<STX><ESC>E4<ETX>
<STX><CAN><ETX>
Values for Print Mode Command String
Text
Description
R
Places the printer in Print mode.
<ESC>E4
<ESC>E
is the syntax for the “Format, Select” command. This
command selects format 4.
<CAN>
<CAN>
is the syntax for the “Clear All Data” command.
Values for Data Line Command Strings
Text
Description
THIS IS THE SAMPLE LABEL
Data line for the human-readable field. The
fields in the label format are populated in
order by field number.
<CR>
<CR>
is the syntax for the “Next Data Entry
Field, Select” command.
SAMPLE
Data line for the bar code interpretive field.
Note:
The difference between the lowercase letter “l” and the numeral “1” is not
very noticeable in the Courier font. Make sure that you enter the correct
command.