Intermec PX4i Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide (old) - Page 20
Introduction to Label Formats, About Field Types, SHIPPING LABEL
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Chapter 2 - Designing Bar Code Labels Introduction to Label Formats To print a label on an Intermec printer, you must create a label format, send the format to the printer, send data to fill in the fields in the format, and then print the label. A format is a template that defines how the information prints on a label. You define a format by sending IPL command strings to the printer. The printer stores the format in its RAM or flash module. Formats can be edited with IPL commands if you place the printer in Program mode. Note: If you intend to regularly reload a format, you can use the temporary format parameter (*) with some printers. The use of format * results is an optimal use of flash-based storage memory because the printer stores it in RAM and deletes it when the printer power is turned off. About Field Types A bar code label format is composed of several different fields that hold different types of data. The fields may differ in size, location, and orientation, as well as data type. You define information to be printed on the label as a field in the format. After the fields are defined, you can pass data to the fields and print the label. The IPL field types are: • Human-readable fields • Bar code fields • Line and Box fields • User-defined character (UDC) or graphics fields This section describes each field type. Box field Humanreadable fields SHIPPING LABEL BASIS WT. 39-4838 38448379237 ROLL WIDTH 338438 ROLLS 12 CUSTOMER ORDER NUMBER 372181192 Line field INTERMEC Bar code field with User-defined graphic field interpretive field enabled Sample Label: This illustration shows a typical bar code label and how the different field types are used. 10 Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide