1.2 Script Creation: An Overview - Microcom LDS2 Programming Manual

Printer Specifications
^P Print: Causes the printer to print. Note: If no label scripts are loaded or stored in the printer's
memory, the printer will not print a label until a script is processed.
^R Reset Printer: Instructs the printer to perform a reset through software that duplicates a hard
reset. Issuing the ^R causes the reset to occur immediately, bypassing commands sent but
not processed. The ^D390)0 command is a queued or serialized version of the ^R and
should be used if a reset condition is desired programmatically.
^U List Selections: Causes the printer to list the current configured selections of the printer
through an active communications port.
^V List Settings: Causes the printer to list the current configured settings of the printer through
an active communications port.
^W List Statistics: Causes the printer to list the current statistics of the printer through an active
communications port.
^X Toggle Pause: Pauses the printer if printing, resumes if the printer is currently paused.
^Y List Enablements: Causes the printer to list the current configured enablements of the
printer through an active communications port.
^Z End Script: Marks the end of a script file.
^] Cancel All Jobs: Deletes all jobs currently queued and returns the printer to its idle state.
Refer to the ^D330 command.

1.2 Script Creation: An Overview

This section intends to show a sample script file used to explain the individual components of the
script.
A script consists of printer commands, a script header, field formats, and text data. The script is
initiated by sending an "^A)" (Begin Script) and continues until a "^Z)" (End Script) has been
received. All commands, unless otherwise noted, are terminated with either another command or
another carriage return (ASCII 0x0D) character. The printer ignores the LF (0x0A) character so it
may be helpful to terminate each line with a CR+LF to assist in the creation and troubleshooting of
script files. Script files may contain up to a maximum of 20,000 total characters and up to 1000
different commands. Each command may contain up to 20 characters for the argument. This
provides the flexibility in script creation to handle even the most demanding applications.
The sample label script listed below and will be referred to as the individual components are
discussed in the subsequent sections of Chapter 1. Windows Notepad was used to enter the
programming instructions and are in the bold typeface. Following these instructions is a brief
explanation shown within the parentheses "()".
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