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- Page 1 Command File Interpreter Automated Label Printing Made Easy Braton Groupe Sarl Copyright 2005 February 23, 2006 PRODUCT WHITE PAPER...
- Page 2 This paper provides an explanation of how the Command File Interpreter add-on utility works with your label design software to provide a flexible and easy-to-use solution for printing bar code labels automatically. It is not uncommon today for a business to have data going in and out of a multitude of different systems working on several different platforms –...
- Page 3 What is a Command File? Command files are simple text files that can be created with any text editor and can be used to print labels automatically. These command files (with the extension .cmd) are standard ASCII-type files that can be generated from almost any third-party software on various platforms, including AS/400.
- Page 4 Command File Settings Watch Directory: Allows you to select the file analysis directory. Default Label: Allows you to define a default label, to be printed if no label is defined in the command file. Default Output Printer: Allows you to define a default printer, to be used if no printer is defined in the command file.
- Page 5 Automatic Label Printing in 3 Easy Steps In just a few easy steps, the user can configure the Command File Interpreter to watch a folder for command files, have them analyzed, and automatically print labels based on the data within those files.
- Page 6 Conclusion The Command File Interpreter utility meets the need for a flexible automated label printing solution that is easy to use and works with your existing data. It does this by allowing you to access data from variable data sources through standard ASCII files, allowing you to import data from virtually any type of system on any platform.
- Page 7 Appendix A – Command File Commands LABELNAME This command selects the name of the label to be printed and it should be located in the first line of a command file. The command can appear several times in the same command file, to print different labels.
- Page 8 LABELQUANTITY This command sets the number of labels to be printed. This command line should be located at the end of each definition of a label to be printed. The label will be printed automatically once this command is activated. For example: LABELQUANTITY = "quantity_to_print"...
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