B a t c h D a t a
The batch data stream contains:
Batch information:
-format number (layout for the print image)
-print quantity
-supply definition
-item description (batch name)
Print image:
-field numbers
-data to be printed in each field
The message structure used to provide the printed data for an online format is shown below. An example follows.
{B##,QUANTITY,CUT,REP,PARTS,0,MODE;BATCH_NAME p T##;(..print data..) p
B##;(..print data..) p
.
.
.}
B a t c h H e a d e r R e c o r d
The batch header is the first record in the batch data stream.
Syntax | {B##,QUANTITY,CUT,REP,PARTS,0,MODE; | |
| BATCH_NAME p | |
Field | Contents | |
B## | Must begin with the letter ’B’ to begin a batch data stream. | |
| The B is followed by the one or two digit number that matches | |
| the format number. This is the number at the beginning of the | |
| format record. | |
| Values: | |
QUANTITY | One to four digits for the quantity to print in a given batch. | |
| Values: | |
CUT/TAKEUP | On printers with a knife: |
Message Structures