EPL and ZPL-II programming guides can be downloaded for free from the Zebra web site. Look under Resource Library for your printer model. I have a ZPL-I paper book from the late 90s, but most of the ZPL printers talk ver2 now. In my experience, EPL has the best options for hand-coded binary image inclusion and also handling data with language delimiters involved. ZPL, on occasion, has given me grief when inch marks or/and foot marks are involved in the field text but it is a less messy language to learn and implement.
You can also just download the free Zebra Designer from the drivers area and use the form designer with the printer's form/data replacement functions or print a sample and replace the data in-app as mentioned earlier. I've no idea what printer model(s) you're trying to print to. I design our labels by hand, simply because the time it takes to get the media sized and fonts sized in the design app is about the same as it takes me to do it by hand. If you need to include fancy logos and such, you should use a GUI app that can resample and reformat the image for the language in question. That is not something I've been very successful at on my own. I have seen BarTender and played with it. If we had a large mix of barcode printers in-house, or if I needed to embed a bunch of PNGs/BMPs, I would probably use it to generate multiple language templates of the same label format. Otherwise, it's a waste of money for us considering how simple the EPL and ZPL languages are in relation to PCL. ---------------------------------------- Glen Batchelor IT Director All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.all-spec.com Blog: http://blog.all-spec.com ---------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Schasny > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:57 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Barcode Software for UniVerse? > > I'd like to see your ZPL example please. > > Thanks > > Lappies wrote: > > When Printing to Zebra printers you can either use EPL or ZPL. > > Here is a EPL sample, I do have ZPL code available aswell. > > > > > > 0016: > ********************************************************************** > > 0017: * > > 0018: * Barcode Format > > 0019: * -------------- > > 0020: * > > 0021: * Syntax : P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 , P5 , P6 , P7 , P8, "DATA" > > 0022: * eg : PRINT 'B100,50,0,3,1,3,85,B,"':VALX:'"' > > 0023: * > > 0024: * P1 = Horizontal Start > > 0025: * P2 = Vertical Start > > 0026: * P3 = Rotation (O=None , 1=90 , 2=180) > > 0027: * P4 = BarCode Type (3,3C,9,1,2,2C,K) eg > > * 3 = Code 39 * For 128 Use type 1 or > > 1E > > 0028: * P5 = Narrow Bar Width > > 0029: * P6 = Wide Bar Width > > 0030: * P7 = Bar Code Hight in Dots > > 0031: * P8 = Print Human Readable Code (B=Yes, N=No) > > 0032: * > > 0033: > ********************************************************************** > > 0034: * > > 0035: * Text Format > > 0036: * ------------ > > 0037: * > > 0038: * Syntax : P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 , P5 , P6 , P7, "TEXT TO PRINT" > > 0039: * eg : PRINT 'A100,50,0,2,1,1,85,N,"':VARIABLE:'"' > > 0040: * > > 0041: * P1 = Horizontal Start > > 0042: * P2 = Vertical Start > > 0043: * P3 = Rotation (O=None , 1=90 , 2=180) > > 0044: * P4 = Font Selection (1-5) > > 0045: * P5 = Horizontal Expand (1-8) > > 0046: * P6 = Vertical Expand (1-9) > > 0047: * P7 = N=Normal , R=Reverse Angle > > 0048: * > > 0049: > ********************************************************************** > > 0050: **** > > 0095: PRINTER ON > > 0096: PRINT "N" > > 0097: PRINT "S3" ; * Speed to print at between 1 > and > > 8 > > 0098: PRINT "Q200,18" ; * Label length plus Gap size > > 0099: PRINT "q800" ; * Label width PS! mm * 8 > > 0099: * > > 0100: PRINT 'A40,0,0,3,1,1,N,"COMPANY NAME"' > > 0101: PRINT 'B20,20,0,3,1,3,50,B,"':PART.NO:'"' > > 0102: PRINT 'A20,110,0,2,1,1,N,"':RETAIL.PRICE:'"' > > 0103: PRINT 'A20,130,0,2,1,1,N,"':BIN.CODE:'"' > > 0104: PRINT 'A20,155,0,2,1,1,N,"':DESCRIPTION:'"' > > 0111: * > > 0112: PRINT "P":NO.OF.LABELS > > 0113: PRINTER OFF ; PRINTER CLOSE > > > > > > Lappies Labuschagne > > Tecfinity > > 8 Osborn Lane, Ground Floor, Bedfordview, Germiston, South Africa. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Eastwood > > Sent: 24 Februarie 2010 07:31 PM > > To: U2 Users List > > Subject: Re: [U2] Barcode Software for UniVerse? > > > > > > I won't claim it's the best, just the one we've used for years - > > BarTender > > Download free eval copy here: > > http://www.seagullscientific.com/aspx/btw_down.aspx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Can anyone recommend software to print UCC128 labels from UniVerse? We > > are > > using Sato and Zebra printers. I am looking for software that allows us > > to > > easily design and print lables. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA > jschasny at gmail dot com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
