•If the field is an incrementing field, you can enter any
type of characters; however, only th e numeric data will
increment.
•Make sure the print data begins with a semi-colon (;).
•Make sure each record ends with a record separator
( ).
•Place a close brace (}) at the end of the last record.
NOTES:
1. Send the correct format to t he printer before sending the
batch. Batch data that doesn’t have a defined format will
generate an error.
2. If consecutive batch data str eams use the same format,
send only the changed data fi elds. See the following
section, "Using Previously Defined Print Data. "
Using Multiple Batches with One Format
You can send multiple batches for any fo rmat previously
loaded into the printer. To do so, send the fo rmat to the printer,
then send as many batches as y ou want to print data on that
format.
This allows you to send mu ltiple batches without sendin g a
new format with each batch.
Using Previously Defined Print Data
When sending multiple batches for one format, you can
"re-use" your print data. On consecutive batches, the data in a
field does not change, omit that field from the later batch.
When you leave out any field nu mber that was specified in the
preceding batch, the data used in the preceding batch will print
on following batches until new f ield data is entered.
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