Hi Dave Thanks for the info. The ZM4 is available quite cheaply at my supplier. So seems the way to go. However I need to know about the Labels, what price printing per Label, What size are they available in, How does the Customer peel the label of (are they pre-cut on the roll or do you have to cut them manually) etc. etc. Can I ring you some time. If so email me the number and best times.
Peter Thanks to all the other respondents. As usual very informative. -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: 15 October 2012 14:59 To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: Label Printers for use with VFP 9.0 ...and I forgot to add that the Z4M is thermal so you can use standard labels but need thermal ribbon which is cheap. I have set all the printers up to print at 6" per second as opposed to the 10" per second that they are capable of and this seems to be a good compromise on speed/longevity. There is also an SDK for printing extended graphics but I have found driving them with VFP9 no problem at all. Finally, they are also easy for operators to reload, which is sometimes a messy and long winded job with most dedicated label printers. Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: 15 October 2012 14:55 To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: Label Printers for use with VFP 9.0 Zebra Z4M definitely. Just don't use the native drivers, but the Seagull Scientific drivers instead. They are super quick, high quality and just work. We have 8 of them at the moment running 24-7 and about 5K labels per printere per day. The only thing is to set the label speed up correctly or you burn out the print head which to replace costs more than you can get a new printer for. Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Hart Sent: 15 October 2012 13:59 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Label Printers for use with VFP 9.0 Hi there Can anyone suggest a good label printer for use with Visual FoxPro 9.0 I have an application which at the moment prints large amounts of labels, using an OKI dot matrix printer, with the Alliance Members name and addresses on them. At the moment these are printed locally but the job is being moved to London as the current records secretary is retiring. The Dot Matrix is always a problem and I can't go to London at the drop of a hat, so they are prepared to spend serious money for reliability of printing. Sending the addresses and automatically printing the labels is a must. TIA Peter Peter Hart Computers --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
