Result Labels, Example looks as follows | Datamax v1.1x instruction

Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

Result Labels	The static LocationMCL2.btw label used in this Warehouse Shelving
	example looks as follows:

When you run the label program you created for the Warehouse Shelving example, your screen prompts will request Location and Product Name for a given product. If you input a location of A78 – 25Z and a product name of OAK BOOKCASE, then the variables you created will contain the following:

[A0] Location = A78 – 25Z

[A1] Product_Name = OAK BOOKCASE

When you print the label using these variables and using the mapping assignments made in the Mapping section, the resulting dynamically created label will look as shown here:

8Click OK to return to the Labels List window as shown below

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Print Preface Background Table of Contents 221 218220 222 Primer Print What is 123 PrintGeneral introduction Purpose Sample Labels Sample labels Primer October User Interface Project FlowLabels Labels Project User Interface User input is required on screens at a and B Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to install 123 Print Is C\123Print Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Desktop Once 123 Print is installed, start it byStarting 123 Print Activation Activation Enter the License Number found on your License Certificate Click Next October Agreement Proceeding, you must read and accept these license terms Software versus Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Enter the Password found on your License Certificate Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Cut on the Windows desktop Main 123 Print window is displayed as shown here October Click 123 Print Settings General SetupSetup DPL Connection Setup dialogue boxDPL Connection Click on the DPL Connection tab Click on the MCL Connection tab MCL ConnectionMCL Connection MCL Connection options screen is displayed as shown here Click on the Local Settings tab Local SettingsLocal Settings Local Settings screen is displayed as shown here Getting Started Assign Com 2 Printer Port To Others Labels. In the Setup windowOthers Click the Others tab Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Creating a Project What is called a label programCreating a Project Programs for your Datamax printers Project Description On the Project Description screen Click Project Click Project Description Click Project Click User Interface User InterfaceGeneral introduction User Interface Text Display User Interface for a text display printer is as shown here Status Toolbar You entered in the Project Description in Section Welcome ScreenWelcome Screen Shown here About Printer Status see .2 User Interface Graphical LargeGraphical Display Elements Display Status Toolbar Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Select Label screen Than those supplied by default by 123 PrintSelect Label Screen Click on the Select Label screen, or Click the Select Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Click on the Quantity to Print screen, or Quantity to Print ScreenScreen Click the Quantity Display Quantity to Print Screen Click on the Select Quantity screen, or Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Print Error Message Screen Appropriate here for your environment Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Creating a Project October As a label program Associate a label Label Name NbrFile Name Quantity to ƒ See .3.1 Edit Static labelDynamic label ƒ See .3.2 Variables Click the Edit EditEdit Variables Variables Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Purchase Procedure is identical for graphical displaysProgram Text displays are used in the following example. However, Input Methods Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Location Click OK October Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Button at the bottom of the Process list to add a Select A2 Confirmation in the If Value field Set the Condition field to Equal to Set the Then Goto field to Continue Front Panel Up/Dw Numeric Methods are available for your screen prompts External Keyboard For example, if you set Extract From 4 Creating a Project Extract ToCharacters from the input Extract To 6, you will extract 555 out User will not be able to input a value that External Barcode ReaderRead Does not match the pattern Input from the external barcode reader. Several Weight Scale Validation Mode Set the mode with which the data From the weight scale. The followingBe received from the weight Measurements from the weight scale Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Creating a Project List. To select a variable, click Select Value from ListList by typing entries directly Variables Icon beside the table Creating a Project October Select Value from File That is used for browsing and searching ExampleDescribed above That entry as the input You need to set up when you select this input type Display Data Mapping Mapping Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Result Labels Example looks as follows Two different ways-as a list or as thumbnails Labels ListAdded for your label Deleting a label Adding more labelsTo add a new label, simply click on Modify the properties as appropriate Lookup FilesClick Project Click Lookup Files To delete a Lookup File from your project Lookup File DataLookup Files window Click on the Data Button Select the file you want to delete File. The file you create is of type *.dat Add Lookup FileAdd Lookup file Are saved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Add Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from Import Several file types are valid for import Add Lookup File from Import FileImport file Dat, *.txt, *.xls, *.cvs Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Check the checkbox beside First line = Column Title Double Click on the field to be edited 4 Edit Lookup File Data Scratch Add Lookup File from Scratch123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from Scratch Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Save Lookup File To save the Lookup File Creating a Project October Add Lookup file from Import File Edit Lookup File DataEdit Data Columns Right click any of the column headers Add record To add a record Click the Add Insert a record To insert a record Modify a record Delete record Creating a Project October Graphical Display System SetupClick System Setup Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Click Project Click System Setup Soft Keys Setup Graphical Display OnlySoft Keys Setup Datamax printer keys Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Large Screen Small Screen Auxiliary Communications Connected serially to your Datamax printer Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved ƒ Never The input buffer is never cleared October Designing a Label BarTender Integration Run 123 Print Click Save As… Launch BarTenderClick BarTender Label Designing a Label Click on the browse icon Set the Label Properties as per .3- Labels Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Project\Labels Master copy in BarTender’s default label location…\BarTender\Formats as seen in above, Red as shown below Label Graphic Elements This chapter covers the following topics and processes Using ProcessesUsing Processes Introduction to 123 Print Variables 131 Add a process Process window is displayed as shown here Click VariablesClick the arrow Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Introduction to Introduction to 123 Print VariablesLabel programs Print variables All local User localPrice Label For definition as user local variables System GlobalVariables may be used by any label program Branch Processes BranchYou can perform in your label program Box to see the list of available branching processes Case and Branch Case and Branch Hardware Variable against a specific pattern Following variable contents give the following resultsControl and Branch Defined destination-a screen, label or code line Reference What is a labelGoto Label Goto Label Add the process Goto Screen to your label program Goto ScreenGoto Screen Goto Screen dialogue box is displayed Branch if a time-out occurs without user input Key and BranchKey & Branch process allows you to request a program stop Key and Branch Set Label Set Label Select the comparison criteria Test and BranchTest and Branch String or numeric? Date Operation Date Operation Date Add/Subtract Date Conversion Date Difference File Search File Search Respectively into the variables A4 Product Code, A5 Product Description, and B0 Manufacturer Operation Mathematic OperationMathematic Other Processes OtherPerform in your label program Box to see the list of other available processes Delay Delay MCL Code MCL Code Type your comment To insert a comment, proceed as followsAdd the process Note to your label program Print Label Print label Serial communication Serial CommunicationsThat you can perform in your label program Communications Checkbox beside Extract from Received Data SerialSerial Abbreviations Serial Out Serial Out Variable Processes Processes on VariablesVariables in your label program Box to see the list of available processes for variables Variable Assign Variable Assign This example, the first three variables E0, E1, and E2 are Initialized with the system date, System Variable 73 Date To concatenate variables, proceed as follows Variable ConcatenateExisting variables or constants into a new variable Add the process Variable Concatenate to your label program Variable Extract Variable ExtractVariable Substring process Their contents to variables B1 and B3 respectively Examples Variable FormatVariable Format Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Variable Length Variable Length Beside the Result Variable box Variable PositionVariable Position Variable Search and Replace Replace Variable Substring General introduction Variable Substring Examples Simulating Your Project Running on the printer Simulation ModeUsing the simulator With a mouse click Click Options Click ExecutionClick the desired option Check the checkbox beside Interactive I/O dialogue box Click Execute Click Scan Input… F12 Click Execution Click Debugger Debugger ModeText Display Printer MCL Code Viewer Using the ViewerMCL Screen View Variable Viewer Local Files Viewer Options Click Execute Click Options Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Large graphical display printer Affect one printer at a time Deploying a Printer ProjectDeploying a Printer Project Available in 123 Print Before proceeding with this section Connect / Disconnect PrinterA given printer Connect Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Printer controls Following sections Disconnect To disconnect 123 Print from your printer Printer Status Printer StatusInformation shown on these screens Click on the Printer Status Deploying a Printer Project Activated Deploying a Printer Project October To control a printer, on the 123 Print menu bar Printer ControlFollowing printer controls are available in 123 Print Feed Label Cancel PrintingControl execution Pause Printer Load File / Control Load File / Control Load firmware and MCL system menu options Load FirmwareLoad firmware action Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Download Process Select Load Font Load FontLoad font action Load font options Select Load Graphic Load GraphicLoad graphic action Load graphic options Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Select Load Label Load LabelLoad label action Load label options Select Load Lookup Load LookupLoad lookup action Load lookup options Select Load Any File Load Any FileLoad any file action Load any file options Select Load Profile Load ProfileLoad profile action Load profile options Select Load MCL-Project Load MCL-ProjectAction Load project options Load DPL Control DPL Control action Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved MCL Agent Control Remote printer management using DMXNet ManagerChoose the User MCL Agent Command option MCL Agent Control Click Load Project Into your printer using the Load Project functionLoad Project Scripts General introduction Create script You want this script to execute. On the Script menu bar Script ActionsScript actions Click Add Pause options Described in .4 Load File / ControlPause Script edit action Script BuildingScript add action Select the action you want to delete Script delete actionYou have previously inserted in the script Click Save, or Script SaveScript save Click Save as… At any time. On the Script menu bar Script OpenScript open Script Execution Script execution Downloaded with the project load ProgressIndicating the progress of the script execution Appendix a Sample License Certificate License Certificate Sales Order Appendix B Datamax Printer Setup Go to the Datamax Menu Mode Supports Appendix C Supported Datamax PrintersClass Appendix D System Requirements Understanding Appendix E Mapping Label Graphic ElementsReplace By 3 Mapping states the following Restrictions Appendix F Connectivity / Function Matrix = Invalid option System Menu together will not succeed Receive an Operation Failed dialogue box as shown here MCL Technologies Ireland Competence Centre MCL Technologies US Competence CentreMCL Technologies UK Competence Centre MCL Technologies NL Competence Centre