Introduction To Label Formats; About Field Types - Intermec EasyCoder 3240 Developer's Manual

Chapter 2 — Designing Bar Code Labels

Introduction to Label Formats

About Field Types

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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.
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
BASIS WT. 39-4838
38448379237
Human-
ROLL WIDTH
338438
readable
fields
CUSTOMER ORDER NUMBER
372181192
Line field
INTERMEC
Bar code field with
interpretive field enabled
Sample Label: This illustration shows a typical bar code label and how the different field
types are used.
SHIPPING LABEL
ROLLS
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User-defined graphic field
Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide