Datamax v1.1x manual

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Visualize · Mobilize · R ealize MCL -Collection 123 Print v1.1x User Manual Visualize…printers with intelligence Realize…123 Print[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com i. Preface Background 123 Print is develope d by MCL Technologies to bring intelligence to Datamax printer s. Copyright statement © 2007 MCL Technologies 123 Print v1.1x User Manual DATAMAX is a registered trad emark of Datamax Bar Code Products Corporation. [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Table of Contents 1. Primer ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. What is 123 Print.......................................................................................[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com October 2007 Page 4 Appendix A – Sample L i cens e Certif icate ................................................................................. 21 8 Appendix B – Datama x Pr inter Set u p ..................................................................[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1. Primer Overview Documen t introductio n This document is a User Gui de for 123 Print V1.x. It is divided i nto several chapters to give you a thor ough understanding of the use of 123 Print. Chapter 1 – Primer Chapter 2 – Getting Star[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.1. What is 123 Print General intro duct io n This section gives an overv iew of 123 Print, its p urpos e and its benefits. 123 Print 123 Pri nt is a design environment t o create simple, stand-alone applications that run on Data max printe[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.2. Sample Labels General intro duct io n This section shows som e sa mple labels to gi ve you an idea of the kinds of labels you can print u sin g 123 Print projects on Datamax printers. Sample labels The sample lab els shown here were des[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.3. Project Flow General intro duct io n 123 Print structures your proje ct flow using a combinati on of screens and processes that you c reate via 123 Print’s User Interface and Labels . This section gives a h igh l eve l view of the flo[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer Select Label:004 ▼▲ Pallet Label 2 In this case, th e th ird screen will look like the screen b elow. Noti ce that the label name, Pal let Label, from screen (2 ) has automatic ally been displayed on the first line of screen (3). Pallet [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer October 2007 Page Select La bel:003 ▼▲ Item Labe l 2 Item Labe l Qty to Pr int:1.. ▼▲ 3 Enter Item Code __________ ___ A Item on S cale? Y/N _ B Get It em De script ion from Lookup Fil e Item Description Item Cod e Item’s W eigh t [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2. Getting Started Overview Chapter 2 introductio n This chapter desc ribes the installati on and setup of 123 Print. Topics This chapter covers the following topics: Topic Page 2.1. 2.2 2.3 Installation Activation General Setup 2.3[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.1. Installation General intro duct io n This section describes how to install 123 Print. Installation 1 Double-click on the 123 Print installat ion execut able which you have downloaded. The default folde r in which 123 Print is i[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started An end-user license agreement is displ ayed as shown belo w To accept the license t erm s and proceed 3 Click Yes As shown below, a screen is displayed prompting you to enter the location wh er e you want to install 12 3 Print. 4 Cl[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started As shown below, a scr een is displayed to sh ow you the progress of the installa tion The following is displ ayed when installation is complete d 7 Click Finish October 2007 Page 15[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Starting 123 Print Once 123 Print is install ed, start it by: 1 Double click on the 123 Print shortcut icon on the Windows desktop The 123 Print splash screen is su perimposed on the 123 Print environment October 2007 Page 16[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.2. Activation General intro duct io n This section describes the activation process for 123 Prin t. During th e activation proces s you will be prompted to choose between a Software Activation and a Hardware Activation for your 12[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 3 Enter the License Number f ound on your License Certificate 4 Click Next October 2007 Page 18[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started End-user license agreement MCL’s En d-User Lice ns e Agreement is displa yed as shown below. Before proceeding, you must read a nd accept these li cense terms. 5 Read and scroll do wn to the botto m of the terms 6 Check the checkb[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Software versus hardware activation The next s tep is to choose between Software Activation and Hardware Activation. This choice is very important as it cannot be chang ed at a later stage. Software A ctivation : Using th is method [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 12 Click Next to confirm and proceed The Activation mode screen is displayed as shown here Indicate if you want to use on -line or off-line activation 13 Click the appropriate radio button 14 Click Next Your system needs intern et a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 15 Enter the Passwor d found on your License Certificate 16 Click Next You are prompted to confirm that your registration information is accurate 17 Click Next to confirm the details you enter ed on the previo us screens. 123 Print [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 18 Print this information and keep it in a safe place for later use in case of disaster recovery. 19 Click Next to validate your a ctivatio n. You are now prompted to save a backup of your License K ey. It includes your license numb[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started A suc cessful backup screen is disp lay ed as shown here. 22 Click Finish Starting 123 Print When the activati on is completed, 123 Print is s tarted automatically. To start 123 Print again in the futu re, double click on the 123 Pr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3. General Setup General intro duct io n This section describes the setup of 123 Print to allow it to operate in your environment. This se tup involves the s ettings that are requ ired by 123 Print to work with your printe r, simu[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.1. DPL Connection DPL Connectio n Setup your printer interface for DPL Mod e communica tions. In the Setup dialogue box: 1 Click on the DPL Connection tab If you want to use network comm un ications for your DPL c ommands: 2 Edi[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.2. MCL Connection MCL Connection Next setup you r printer interf ace for MCL Mode communications. In the Setup dialogue box: 1 Click on the MCL Connection tab The MCL Connection optio ns screen is disp layed as shown here MCL Gr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.3. Local Settings Local Settings Nex t, setup project simulatio n opti ons. I n the Setup dial ogue b ox: 1 Click on the Local Settings tab The Local Sett ings screen is displayed as shown here The project you run on a printer m[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Assign Com 2 Printer Port To  This option is identical to the Assign Com 1 option. This option simply lets you simu late a peripheral, su ch as a weight sca le, that would normally be connected to port 2 on the printer . 3 Select[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.4. Others Others Set up the values for 123 Print’s integration wit h BarTender or DPL labels. In the Setup w indow: 1 Click the Others tab The Others dialogue box is di splayed as shown here If BarTender is installed an d acti[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started October 2007 Page Timer is used to set the duration, in seconds, of the d isp lay of the Welcome scree n. Th e Welcome screen is typically displayed momentarily only 5 Edit the timer value, or 6 Use the up and down arrows beside the[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3. Creating a Project Overview Chapter 3 introductio n This chap ter describes how to use 1 23 Print to create projects and label programs for your Datamax printers. Description 123 Print provides you with all the tools ne cessar[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.1. Project Description General intro duct io n This section describes how to begin creating your 123 Print project. New Project Start firs t by creating a new project. On the menu bar : 1 Click File 2 Click New Alternatively, o[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project On the Project Description screen : 3 Edit the field s with the appropriat e data When you have comp leted editing these fields, no t ice that the follo w ing buttons appear on the left-hand side of the main window: The functions[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2. User Interface General intro duct io n This section describes the User Interface core screens of your 123 Print project. The User Interface is where y o u configure the core scre ens with which the user will interact on the [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Text Display The User Interface for a text di splay printer is as shown here: Graphical Displa y - Large The User Interface for a large graphical display printer is as shown here. October 2007 Page 36[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Graphical Displa y - Small The User Interface for a small graphical display printer is as shown here: Graphical Displa y - Status Toolbar The status toolbar across the top of the grap hical display s creens gives the following p [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.1. Welcome Screen Welcome Screen The We lcome screen is the fir st screen the user will se e wh en they start your 123 Print project on the printer. You can edit the welcome you want to give the user. Notic e that, by default[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project As you make your changes, the result will appear in the di splay in the top-half of the edi ting window. The clock next to the Wel co me screen in the top-half of th e editing window sets the delay period for this screen. By defa[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Footer Soft Keys show th e function of the Data max pr inter keys in an MCL application. These may be de fined on a project-by-project ba sis as described is Section 3.5.1 - Soft Keys Setup – Graphical Dis play Only . The t[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Below shows a n example of a Welcome screen edited to have an i mage and fixed text on Line 2: As with the text display scre en, the clock control allo ws you to edit the Welcome screen de lay: 12 Edit the value of the delay from[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.2. Select Label Screen Select Label scre en The Se le ct Label screen i s displayed after the Wel com e screen has been displayed. You may edit this screen to give the user different prompts than those supplied by default by [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 On Line 2 choose the me thod you want to use to se lect the lab el The Datamax printer ca nnot accept inpu t from both a connected keyboard and a barcode scanner for a given input field. However, it can accept input from the fr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 Select a Header option 5 Edit the User Prompt box to display the desired prompt 6 On Select L abel cho ose the me thod you want to use to sele ct the label. These option s are the same as tho se described above for Select Label[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.3. Quantity to Print Screen Quantity to Print screen To edit the Quantity to Print screen, on the Us er Interface window: 1 Click on the Quantity to Print screen, or 2 Click the Quan tity button at the bottom of the window As[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project the front panel and a barcode scanner , or from just the front panel.  If you choose Qty Using Front Pan el , the user must use the Fwd ↑ and Rev ↓ buttons on the front panel to increment o r decrement t he quantit y.  [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 Select a Header option 5 Edit the User Prompt box to display the desired prompt 6 On Select Quantity choose the method y ou want to use t o input the quantity. Thes e options are the sa me as those described above for Quantity [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.4. Print Error Message Screen Print Error Message screen The Print Error Message Screen is displayed by the Datamax printer whenever it detects a prin t error. You can display whatev er message is appropriate here for your en[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Message screen The Print Error Message Screen editing window for a large graphical display printer is as shown here: Notice that t his screen has th e same display screen editing options — a Header, Footer and two lin es on the[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3. Labels General intro duct io n The Labels function allows you to add the following capabilities to your 123 Print projects Associate pre-designed labels Associate screen prompts w ith a label to collect user inpu t, such as [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project To associate a label with your 123 Print project, 4 Click the button at the bottom of the Labels List window Each time you add a labe l, 1 23 Prin t assigns a sequen ce number t o the label. This syst em assigned n umber is disp [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Static label If you are simp ly associating a stat ic label, you are done usin g the Labels function for this label 6 Click OK to close the Lab els Properties and return to t he Labels List window to add other labels as nec essar[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.1. Edit General Introduction If you have Seagull Scie ntific’s BarTender installed and a ctivated on your system, and are working with a BarTender *.btw f ile, when you press Edit , 12 3 Print starts B artender with your ac[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2. Variables General intro duct io n Variables is one of the main functions in 123 Pri nt to enable you to create labels that are prin ted with dynamic cont ent. Consider the labels shown i n Section 1.2 – Sample Labels . T[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Graphical Displa y - Large The 123Print Designer window for a large graphical display printer is as shown here. Only one prompt screen is d isp layed at a time for large graphical displays. Use the scroll bar provided t o navi ga[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Creating a label program To show you h ow to design a labe l program, an example is used extensively herein . Th is example creat es W arehouse Shelv ing labels, like the one shown below , for a self-service warehou se. The user [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Input Methods When you enter a prompt, you must sele ct an Input Method for the prompt. This determ ines how the user w ill b e able to enter data o n t he given screen. The Inp ut Methods are entered on Line 2 o f a screen promp[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Warehouse Shelving exa mple only requires two of th e input properties to be se tup:  Result Variable  Force Uppercase The Result Variable is t he variable w here the user’s inp ut will be sav ed when they enter a loc[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Various kinds of Variables may be used in a 123 Print label program. To work with the variables, select one of tabs: User Local All Local Global System  You cannot write to a System Variabl e. Therefore, these ar e not applica[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Notice that the Result Variab le field has now been f illed with the na me of the Variable you just created: [A0] Location . You have now completed the first prom pt screen of your label program. For this Warehouse S helving exam[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Continuing with the Wa rehou se Shelving example, create a screen that allows the u ser to confir m t hat the produc t n ame they ente red is correct. 8 Select Screen 3 on the left-hand side of t he 123Print Designer window. Then[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 12 Click on the User Local tab 13 Select the Variable [A1] Product_ Name. 14 Click OK In order for the user to be able to see this screen and read the displayed data, you must display th e sc reen long enough for the user to be a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project When complet ed, the properties for Screen 4 are as show n here October 2007 Page 64[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Processes In the Warehouse S he lving example, you will want to perform differ ent operations dep ending upon the inp ut the user giv es to the confirma tion prompt. If the user enters Y es to conf irm that the Produ ct Name is c[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 21 Select the Test and Branch process A Conditional Branching dialogue box is d isplayed as show n here Using this process, one acti on will be performed if Y es has be en entered on screen 4. Otherwise, a different action will b[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 25 Set the Then Goto field to Continue 26 Set the Else Go to to [S_02] (Screen 2). The final Conditiona l Branching pr o ces s entries for this exa mple are as shown here 27 Click OK The process setup is complete d. The 123Print [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.1. Front Panel Up/Dw Numeric General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts. This section di scusses the Fr ont Panel Up /D[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.2. External Keyboard General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts. This section discu sses the Externa l Keyboard input m[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Extract To Force Uppercase Default Value Result Valu e Output Format Set the ending posit ion if extracting only certai n characters from the inpu t For example, if you set Extract From 4 and Extract To 6 , you will extrac t “5[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.3. External Barcode Reader General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts. This section discu sses the Externa l Barcode Re[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Default Value Result Valu e Output Format Type a value or set a d efault value using the contents of a variable. If you use a variable, remember to assign a value to the variable someplace in y our label progr am Select the vari [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.4. Weight Scale General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several input methods are available for your screen prompts. This section di scu sses the Weigh t Scale input method and t[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Data to Receive  Start with  End With Extract from Received Data  From Positio n  To Position Validation Mod e Repeat Sequen ce Result Variable Output Format This function is au tomatically active and cannot be unchec[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Following is an ex amp le to illustra te the use o f some of the optio ns described above. If the request to ask your scale to send weig ht information has the following structure: <STX > as a start of text character, follo[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The remaining weight data may be further refined by selec tin g an output format, such as stripping leading zeros. Th e result may then be saved in a variable for additional processing or printing. Below shows w hat t he complete[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.5. Select Value from List General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several input methods are available for your screen prompts. This section discu sses the Se lec t Value from Lis[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.6. Select Value from File General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts. This section di scusses the S elect Value fro m F[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Example Following is an ex amp le to illustra te the use o f some of the optio n s described above. This example involves a produc t file (Product.dat) with 4 fields per record. The first field in each reco rd is a Product Cod e.[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.7. Display Data General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts. This section di scu sses the Di splay Data input met hod an[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.3. Mapping General intro duct io n Mapping is the funct ion in 123 Print that allows you to co nvert a static label or label temp late into a dynamic label. Firstly, you req uire a stati c label th at has th e layout you want[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project In the Mapping window , you will see the va rious elements (tex t fields, barcodes, etc) of the given label. If you have BarTender installed and activated on your system and are using a BarTender label, you will s ee a thumbnai l[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Returning to the W a rehouse Shelving examp le started in Section 3.3. 2 - Variables , the follow ing describes ho w the LocationMC L2.btw labe l would be mapped using th e variables created in th e example. 2 Double -click on th[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Again the Variables l is t is displayed. Select the variable to be associa ted with this text fi eld. When the l a bel is printed, the co nt ents of that variable will be pr inted as text where th e text “locat io n” was prin[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Result Label s The static Loca tio n MCL2.b tw l abel used in th is Ware hous e Shelv ing example looks as follows: When you run the label program you cre ated for the Warehouse Shelving example, your scree n pr ompts will reques[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Labels List When you return to the Labels List w indow, an entry will have bee n added for your label. Notice that sev eral buttons are now ac tive across the bo ttom of the window. Th ese represent actions yo u can perform on th[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Adding more labels To add a new label, simply click on the button. If you wish to add a new label and ha ve it a ppear before the existing label in your La bel s List, you shou ld use the button. If you wish to dupl icate your ex[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4. Lookup Files General intro duct io n 123 Print allows you to use lookup files in your printer project. Using printer inputs, such as a weight scale, and a lookup file yo u cou ld print, for example, labels that include a pro[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Lookup File Data To review and edit the data in the Lookup file at any time, on the ma in Lookup Files window: 1 Click on the Data button 2 Edit the data . See Section 3.4.4 – Edit Lookup File Data for details Delete Lookup Fil[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.1. Add Lookup File Add Lookup file When adding a Lookup File, you can either c reate a lookup file from scratch or import data from another data source to create the lookup file. The file y ou create is o f type *.dat. If you[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 2 Give this look u p file a name , for example, Product Description The n ext looku p file property is the Memory property. The lookup fil e may be saved in flash, RAM, or optional flash memory on your Datamax printer when you do[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project As show n below, you can lea ve the data in the lookup file unsorted, or you can sort it using the first field or the f irst and second fields of the file records. The lookup file will be sorted and saved according to this sort s[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Add Lookup File from Scratch To see how to put da ta in the Lookup File y ou have created , please see Section 3.4.3 – Add Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from Import To create your lookup file from an existing data so[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.2. Add Lookup File from Import File Add Lookup File from import file In 123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from an existing data source. Several file typ es are valid fo r import: *.dat, *.txt, *. xls, *.cvs First, c omp[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project To select the file to be imported, 2 Enter a path and filename , or 3 Click on the browse icon If you click browse, an Add a Lookup File browse windo w is displayed as shown here 4 Select the appropriat e file type of the file to[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project If you are imp orting a file, such as a n excel file, in which the first row of your spreadsheet contains co lumn head ers that you want to use as field descriptors in your lookup file: 8 Check the checkbox beside First line = Co[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The look up will be created using th e properties giv en here, using these field names, field lengths, field separators, etc. Any of the properties such as the f ield names or field lengt h may be edited at this ti me . Edit the [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Lookup Files window is displa yed with an entry for the Pro duct Description lookup file being created. You have now created a Lookup File from a data source . The resulting Product Description.dat file for this example looks[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.3. Add Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from scratch In 123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from Scratch. First, c omplete the Looku p File Properties as described in Sec tion 3. 4 – Add Lookup File . 123 Print [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The main Lookup Files window is disp layed as shown here Next, add your data to the Lookup File. In the Lookup Files window , 4 Click the D a ta button 5 Double click on the first field in the first row to edit it with the desire[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Continue adding records until your Lookup File is completed Save Lookup File To save the Lookup File, 7 Click OK You are prompted to confir m that you want to save the file 8 Click Yes The Lookup File is closed w ith an updated f[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.4. Edit Lookup File Data General intro duct io n Once a Lookup file is created from scra tch or through importation of an existing data source, you can edit yo ur Lookup File data. You may perform the following on your data r[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Display / Hide columns You can hide any of the column s you do not want to see: 3 Right cl ick any of the column headers A list of the column s i s shown. A check mark besid e a column ind ica tes it is being disp l ayed. No chec[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Add record To add a recor d: 1 Click the Add button A blank record is added to the file. 2 Enter the desired data for this record, fo r example the prod uct information for Seagull’s BarTender software When all the data for the[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Insert a record To insert a record, 1 Click on the record below the desired in sertion point 2 Click the Inser t button A record is added above the selected record. 3 Enter the desired data for this record, for example the produc[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Modify a record To modify a record, 1 Click on the record to be modified 2 Click the Modify button 3 Edit the data as desired. In this example, the product code for the inserted record is modified Change record order The arrows i[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5. System Setup General intro duct io n This section de scribes the se ttin gs for your 123 Print project. Different settings are possible acco rding to your printer display type. Setup To enter System Setup , you must first ha[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3 Select the desired Date For mat for your project 4 Select the desired Time Format for your project 5 Select the desired Font Code Page for your project October 2007 Page 111[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5.1. Soft Keys Setup – Graphical Display Only General intro duct io n This section de scribes th e Soft Key setup for your graphic al display 123 Print projects. As described in Section 3. 2 – User Interface, a 123 Print gr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Soft Keys screen is displayed as shown here: The keys found on your Datamax printer ar e depicted with a Key Code box beneath each key. 5 Select the desired functi on for each of the keys from the d rop down list of options a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 6 Select the Text or Image radio button If you select Text, simply edit the text box provided for each key to reflect the given function of the key, as shown here: Below shows what the W e lcome screen footer looks like if the ab[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project If you select Image, click th e browse button to navigate to the d esired image as shown here: Graphical Displa y – Large Screen The Soft Key footer image fo r a larg e screen graphical disp lay sho uld be a monochrome *.bmp im[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5.2. Auxiliary Communications General intro duct io n This section de scrib es the auxiliary co mmunications settings in order for your 123 Print project to be abl e to communic ation with peripherals connected serially to your[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Com 2 Com 2 (if insta lled on your Datamax pr inter) is typica lly used to s upport non-barcode scanning perip h erals such as weig ht scales. Any ser ial device may be connected here. 5 Select Com 2 port settings to matc h those[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project October 2007 Page 118 The Com 2 setup allows you t o define the speed, the parity, the nu mber of data bits and stop bits and the handshake flow control. You may also define when the input bu ffer must be cleared:  Before Read[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 4. Designing a Label Overview Chapter 4 introductio n This Chapter describes the integrat i on between 123 Print and BarTender to allow you to use BarTender labels in 123 Print projects. Description 123 Print is integrated with Se[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 4.1. BarTender Integration General intro duct io n This section describes how 123 Print integrates with Seagul l’s BarTender to help you easily create BarTender labels to include in your 123 Print projects. The steps that follow[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Launch BarTender On the main 123 Print window tool bar, click the BarTender icon, or on the menu bar: 1 Click Tools 2 Click BarTender 3 Open an existin g label or create a n ew label in BarTender 4 Make sure the target Data max pr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Using your BarTender Label To incorporate your new label into your project, return to 123 Print. 9 If not already done, open yo ur project 10 Click the Labels button on the left-hand side of the main window. Alternativel y, on the[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 14 Click on the browse icon 15 123 Print looks for labels either in the last folder from which a label has been added or in the “bt w ” folder you selected during set up. 16 Select a label fr om this folder or navigate to the [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 18 Click Open As shown below, 123 Print converts the label to DPL form at if BarTender Enterprise Ed it ion is insta lled and activated on your system. Note: When assoc iating a label with your project, 123 Pri nt creates a workin[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Label ID is the numb er you assigned to this label in the Label Prop erties screen. The BTW icon under type indicates that the label you have added is a BTW label. The Label File and Labe l Name are the na mes you assig ned in the[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Editing associated labels If you edit your BarTender label after having associated it with your 123 Print project, it is important to reme mber to save your changes both in the master copy in BarTender’s default label location ([...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label October 2007 Page When the DPL code is generated su ccessfully , you receive the f ollowing message. Thi s m essage reminds you to che ck to see if your mapping has been affected by the labe l edits you have made. The restrictions[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5. Using Processes Overview Chapter 5 introductio n This chapter explains how to work with processes in 123 Print. A process is a general term for the commands tha t you can generate to execute a particular func tio n or to manipula[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Description The processes descr ibed in this chap ter are tied to a screen associated with a label: 1 Open or create a new project 2 Click the Labels button 3 Add a label 4 Double cl ick on the labe l o r click label pr o perties 5 [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 8 Select the desired process to be added, or 9 Click + in the tree vi ew to view the processe s available in a given group of processes 10 Click OK The processes described in this chapter s tart from step 8 in this procedure. When a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.1. Introduction to 123 Print Variables General intro duct io n Most of the processes descri bed in this chap ter use variables. Therefore, to understand how to use the processes, it is impo rtant to first understand the kinds of v[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes User local Below is an example of a list of user local variables associated with a Price Label. This is a view list only. You cannot define a new user local variable in this list. To se e the list of u ser local v a riables in a lab[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Global Belo w is the list of global variable s used in your 12 3 Print project . These variables may be used by any label program. This is where you define new global variables for your label programs. To see the list of global vari[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2. Branch General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible bran ching related o perations that you can perform in your label program. Branch Proces ses 1 Click the plus sign (+) beside Branch in the Add Process dialog[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.1. Case and Branch General intro duct io n The Case & Branch process a llows you to compare the va lue of a variable input with up to six other variables or values. The Case and Branch command will check for equality only. A[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes In this example, the Input Method chosen is Select V alue from List to set up a list of possible pro d u ct type s. The user scrolls through t his list and selects the appropriate prod uct type—NONE, SOFTW A RE , or HARDWARE. In t[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.2. Control and Branch General intro duct io n The Control and Branch process allo ws you to compare the contents of a variable against a specific pattern. Depending on the r esult of th e check, the pro gram will branch to th e [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.3. Goto Label General intro duct io n The Goto command is an "uncondi tional" branch wi thin the label program. It will branch to the tags you set up in your program using the Set Label proces s ( see Section 5.2.6 ). [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.4. Goto Screen General intro duct io n The Goto command is an "uncondi tional" branch wi thin the label program. Goto Screen To set a goto screen func tion, proceed as follows: 1 Add the process Goto Screen to your lab[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.5. Key and Branch General intro duct io n The Key & Branch process allows you to request a progra m stop and define to where the program shou ld branch depending upo n user key input. You can also def ine a time-o ut and to [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.6. Set Label General intro duct io n The Set Label proces s allows you to se t a label (refere nce) in your lab el program. A label can be up to 18 characters long. These reference points can be used for jumping and branching wi[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.7. Test and Branch General intro duct io n The Test & Branch command allow s yo u to set up a test and, depending on the test res ult, branch to a spec ified screen o r label. Test and Branch To test a variable and branch up[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3. Date Operation General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible oper ations tha t you can per f orm on a date in your label program: Add/Subtract Date Difference Conversion Date Operatio n 1 Click on the Date Opera[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.1. Date Add/Subtract Add/Subtract The Date Add/Subtract pr ocess allow s you to add or subtract a number of days to or from a date variable (i .e. a variable that contains a date) and save it in a new variable. To add or subtrac[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.2. Date Conversion Conversion The Conv ert Date process al lows you to con v ert a date variable into a predefined format. To convert the format of a date, proceed as follows: 1 Add the process Date Op eration to your label prog[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.3. Date Differenc e Difference The Date Difference process allows you to comput e the number of da ys, hours, minutes, second s, or mi lliseco nds between two da tes. To determine the period of time be tw een two dates, proceed [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.4. File Search General intro duct io n The File Search command allows you to read the fields of a record in a file and assign their contents to variables. The file records are searched using a value you provide as the lookup k ey.[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes You may right mouse click a Result Variable entry at any time to get a list of edit options for that entr y: Copy, Cut, Pa ste, Dele te , and Variables. Example The fol lowi ng e xample searches the fir st field of the lookup file P[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.5. Mathematic Operation General intro duct io n The Mathematic Operation pr ocess allows you to perform the following operations on a variable: Add Substract Multiply Divide Calculate the remaind er after a division operation (% )[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6. Other General intro duct io n This section de scribes the various mi scellaneous proce sses that you can perform in your label program. Other Processes 1 Click the plus sign (+) beside Other in the A dd Process d ialogue box to[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.1. Delay General intro duct io n This section de scrib es how to use the d elay process. Use this process any time you want to insert a pause in your application. This is used frequently to display a screen for a couple of secon[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.2. MCL Code General intro duct io n The MCL Code box allows you to insert MCL code languag e com mand lines direct ly into your label progr am. MCL Code To insert a process line in MCL Code, proceed as follows: 1 Add the process[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.3. Notes General intro duct io n The Notes proc ess allows you to insert co mment lines in y our label program. This will help in the under standing of some special routines. Notes To insert a comment, proceed as follows: 1 Add [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.4. Print Label General intro duct io n The Print Label pr ocess allows yo u to initiate the print of an y label included in your pro ject. You can initi a te the print to occ ur On the printer where your project is running. On a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7. Serial Communications General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible s erial commun ications o perations that you can perform in your label program. Seri al com munic ation processes 1 Click the plus sign (+) bes[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7.1. Serial In General intro duct io n The Serial In process al lows you to create an input process tha t wai ts for data coming in from an auxiliary device. The format of the expected data is defined here, and a time out can be s[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Abbreviations STX ETX CR LF TAB NULL Start-of-Text (02 hex) End-of-Text (0 3 hex) Carriage Return (0D hex) Line Feed (0A hex) Horizontal Tab (09 hex) NULL (00 hex) Note: Any hex adecimal val ue can be en tered in the serial data str[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7.2. Serial Out General intro duct io n The Serial Out process al lows you to create a n output proce ss t hat sends data out a serial com p o rt to an auxiliary device. The format of the data to be sent is defined here. Serial Ou[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8. Processes on Variables General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible oper ations tha t you can per f orm on variables in your labe l program. Variable Processes 1 Click the plus sign (+) beside Variable in the A[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.1. Variable Assign General intro duct io n The Variable Assign command allow s you to assign a value to one or more variables. Up to 10 variables can b e as signed wi th one single variable assignment process. Variable Assign To[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 3 In the Variables dialogue box, select an ex isting variable , or 4 Click the All Local tab to create a new variable 5 Click OK 6 In the Value(s) list in the right- hand colu mn of the Assign window , enter the valu e you want to a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.2. Variable Concatenate General intro duct io n The Variable Concatena te command al lows you to co mbine two or mo re existing variables or constants into a new variable. Varia ble Conc atenat e To concatenate variables, procee[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.3. Variable Extract General intro duct io n The Variable Extract pro ce ss allows you to e xtract one or mo re specified fields out of a variable. Up to 20 fields can be parsed in one single variable extraction pro cess. Your in[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Example In th is example the variab le [C1] contain s three fields separated by semi-colons. T his process ext racts th e first and third field s and copies their contents to variables [B1] and [B3] respectivel y. October 2007 Page [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.4. Variable Format General intro duct io n The Variable Format command allows you to reformat the data inside a variable. Multiple options are availa ble dependin g on the type of data – Character or Numeric. Variable Format T[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes If the above Variable Form at processes are run with: [B4] = 001234.569 Then, [B5] = 1234.5690000000 And [B6] = +000001234.57 October 2007 Page 166[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.5. Variable Length General intro duct io n The Variable Length command allows you to compute the length of a variable and to place the length value in a result variable. Variable Length To determine t he length of a variable, pr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.6. Variable Position General intro duct io n The Variable Position process allows you to search for and determ ine the position of a specific character or string of characters insid e a variable. The process gives the positio n [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.7. Variable Search and Replace General intro duct io n The Variable Search and Replace pr ocess allows you to search for a specific character or a string of charac ters inside a variable and if found, the string will be repla ce[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes October 2007 Page 5.8.8. Variable Substring General intro duct io n The Variable Substring command allows you to extract from a variab le a certain character or group of characte rs based upon their position in a variable and save t[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6. Simulating Your Project Overview Chapter 6 introductio n This Chapter describes the simulator provided with 123 Print to test your project. This simulator lets you: Test your project routines at any time during developme[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6.1. Simulation Mode General intro duct io n The Simulator allows you to test your app lication on th e PC as if it wer e running on the printer. The simulator disp lays an image of the pr inter with th e pri nter screen an[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project Graphical Displa y – Large Screen Working with the simulator Using the Simulator , you may execute a project the same way the user will use it on the physical printer. From the Simulato r menu bar, se veral optio ns are a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 3 Check the checkbox beside Interactive I/O dialogue box W ith this option enab led, whenever an I/O instructio n is executed in your project, the simulator will stop. An Aux comm Simulation dia logue box is displayed showi[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project This allows you to simula te s uccessful or fail ed communications and observe how your project behaves in each condition. If you simu late successful com munications, t he simulation c o ntinues to the next step in your ap[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6.2. Debugger Mode Introduction The Debugger function enables you to do a complete and deta iled test of the project. It displays: MCL Screen Viewer—an imag e of the printer scre en and front panel MCL File Viewer—a vie[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project These views do not inc lude an image of the printer as is s hown in Simulator Mode. Only a representation of the printer screen is given in the MCL Screen Viewer wi nd ow as shown above in the top left view. When executing [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project Variable Viewer The Variable viewer giv es you a view of your user defined variables and system variables. T hi s viewer is u pdated continua lly by the debugger. When necessary, you may force the co ntents of a variable to[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project The vi ewer a lso indicates th e number of record(s) pr es ent in the file and the current poin ter position in tha t file. Your program may alter the contents of these files programmatically. However, you cannot manua lly [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project The tool bar across the top of the MCL Scr een Viewer provides additional debug control icons. The traffic lig ht icon indicates the state of execu tion: Green = simulation is r unning without breaks Yellow = a break has oc[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project October 2007 Page Using the Debugger – Graphical Displa y – Large Screen The MCL Screen Viewer presen ts a view th at is represen tative of a given printer’s disp lay typ e. Below shows the Debugg er windows for a lar[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7. Deploying a Printer Project Overview Chapter 7 introductio n Typically, you would use DMXNet Manager to deploy your 123 Print Project to a network o f Datamax printer s. However, to facilitate the te st and initial in[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.1. Connect / Disconnect Printer General intro duct io n This section describes how to initiate a conne ction between 123 Print and a given printer. Before you can connect a printer to 123 Pri nt, your Datamax printer m[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Choose the int erface—ser ia l, network, or parallel cable communications—you want to use fo r connecting to this printer : 3 Select the appropriat e radio button for your choice of communicatio ns interfa ce 4 Fill [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project You canno t download firmware over a serial conne ction. When you establish a ser i al connection, you receive th e following war ning message. This is si mply a re minder that you cannot download firmware over a serial [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Disconnect To disconnect 123 Print from your printer: 1 On the menu bar , click Tools and then select Disconnect Alternatively: 2 On the tool bar , click the Discon nect icon The connection status on the bottom left-h an[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.2. Printer Status General intro duct io n This section de scrib es the printer sta tus given by 123 Prin t. The 123 Print status is a read-only stat us. You can not modify any of the informatio n shown o n these screen[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Activated  This indicates whet her or not the MCL-C lient has been activated on your Datamax print er allowing you to run applications created using 123 Print or MCL-Designer Printer key  Please reference your Data[...]

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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.3. Printer Control General intro duct io n 123 Print allows you to easily control a pri nter remotely / centrall y. This section de scribes these c ontrols and how they are in itiated. Printer controls The following pr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Control execution If 123 Print does not require any additional information to perform the operation, it init iat es the con t ro l action im media tely when you selec t it. If the opera tion is not s uc cessful, you are [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Insert Test Lab el 1 Click to print a Datamax factory defin ed test label Print Config La bel 1 Click to print a Datamax factor y defined configura tion label Reset Print er 1 Click to reset the selected printer Send Dat[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4. Load File / Control General intro duct io n Load File is th e Printer Con tr ol (see Section 7.3 – Printer Control ) that allows you to d ownload files such a s firmware, la bels, and MCL pro j ects to your Datama[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.1. Load Firmware Load firmware action To load firmware into the printer 1 Select the Load Firmware action A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below. This al lo ws you to sele ct the firmware and MCL System Menu you[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 6 Click Load You can only load firmware over a network or parallel connection, not over a serial connection. If y ou atte mpt to load firmware over a serial connection, you wi ll receive the following er ror message. Cha[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Download Process 123 Print performs the following steps for you if you load the MCL System Menu into the printer when you are loading firmware: Loads the selected firmware Reboots the printer Waits for the printer to boo[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.2. Load Font Load font action To load a font into the printer 1 Select Load Font A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below Load font options In the font options area: 2 Select the file name of the font you want to [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.3. Load Graphic Load graphic action To load a graphic into the printer 1 Select Load Graphic A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below Load graphic options In the graph ic options area: 2 Select the file name of th[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7 Select the appropriat e Type – ASCII characters only or all characters 8 Click Load Note: Graphic images mus t b e monochrome. Val id graph ic file types are:  *.bmp  *.pcx  *.img  *.f7b Datamax graphic f[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.4. Load Label Load label action To load a label into the printer 1 Select Load La bel A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below Load label options In the label op tions area : 2 Select the file name of the label yo[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.5. Load Lookup Load lookup action To load a lookup file into the printer 1 Select Load Lookup A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below Load lookup options In the lookup options area: 2 Select the file name of the [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.6. Load Any File Load any file action To load firmware into the printer 1 Select Load Any File A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below Load any file options In th e load any file op tions area: 2 Select the file [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.7. Load Profile Load profile action In the software product DMXNet Manager , MCL Techno lo gies has implemented a concept cal led profiles. A ll the configur ation settings f or a given printer can be saved in a prof[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.8. Load MCL-Project Load MCL project action 123 Print and MCL-Designer for Datamax Printers allow you to create applications th at run o n Datamax prin ters. To load a proje ct into the printer: 1 Select Load MCL-Pro[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.9. Load DPL Control DPL Control ac tio n To load a DPL Co ntrol into th e selected printer : 1 Put the printer into DPL Mode Note: DPL Con trol command s should be sent wi th the printer in DPL Mode to be sure the pr[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 5 In the DPL Comma nd box provided, enter the DPL command you want to execute 6 Click Load October 2007 Page 206[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.10. MCL Agent Control MCL Agent Control The MCL-Client running on th e Datamax printer in cludes a component called MCL Agent. This is a program that runs in the background for remote printer management using DMXNet [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.5. Load Project General intro duct io n This section describ es how to down load your currently active project into your prin ter using th e Load Projec t fun ction. For quick project loa d into your pr inter dur ing a[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6. Scripts General intro duct io n Section 7.4 – Load File / Control describes the various kinds of files that may be loaded into a Datamax pr int er. The File Load a llows you to load just one file at a ti me into t[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.1. Script Actions Script actions Now that you have created a new, bl ank script, start adding the a ctions you want this script to execute. On the Script menu bar , 1 Click Script 2 Click Add 3 Choose the action you [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 4 Click any of these action icons to display the re lated Script Deta il dialogue box 5 Edit the Script Detail dialogue with settings for this action as described in Secti on 7.4 – Load File / Control 6 Click OK The Sc[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.2. Script Building Script add action To build your script, continuing adding actions as required. On the Script menu bar, 1 Click Script 2 Click Add 3 Choose the action you want to perform first Alternatively, click [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Script delete action In addition to editing ac tions in the script , you may also delete action s you have previously inserted in th e script. 1 Select the action you want to delete On the Script menu bar: 2 Click Script[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.3. Script Save Script save Save the script you have created . On the Script menu ba r , 1 Click File 2 Click Save , or 3 Click Save as … A dialogue box is displayed a s shown here 4 Enter a File name for your scrip[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.4. Script Open Script open Once saved, th e Scrip t you created may be opened a nd modified again at any time. On the Script menu bar : 1 Click File 2 Click Open A dialogue box is displayed a s shown here 3 Select th[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project October 2007 Page 7.6.5. Script Execution Script execution Once a script is built a nd sav ed, it may be executed. Exe cuting a script means that the script actio ns are sent to the conne cted printer. To execute a scrip[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 6 Click the Execu te button foun d at th e bottom of the Script utility s creen. You are prompted to confirm tha t you want to execute the scrip t 7 Click Yes Script execution progress When the scri pt is being exec uted[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix A – Sample License Certificate License Certif icate When you place your order for 123 Print, you will receive an email with a License Certifica te for the produc t you ord ered. Below is a samp le License Certif icate. The information hig[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices ********************************************************************* ******* SALES ORDER : DATAMAX/1234570 MCL REF NBR : DATAMAX/1234567891250 CUSTOMER ID : DATAMAX/12345680 CUSTOMER NAME : MCL Technologies CUSTOMER ADDRESS : Chaussee de Bruxelles,[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix B – Datamax Printer Setup General intro duct io n In order to monitor and control your Datamax pri nter using 123 Print, you must first perform some setup op eratio ns on your Datamax printer. MCL ID and Group ID Firstly, you must set up [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix C – Supported Datamax Printers List of Printers that 123 Print v1.1x supports A-Class  A-4212  A-4310  A-4408  A-4606  A-6212  A-6310 H-Class  H-4212X  H-4310X  H-4606X  H-6212X  H-6310X  H-8308X  H-[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix D – System Requirements General intro duct io n This appendix provides the mini mum requirements t o run 123 Print v1.1x. Operating systems supported Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows 98 Server Specif ication Windows XP (min / recommend) Wi[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix E – Mapping Label Graphic Elements General intro duct io n Section 3.3.3 – Mapping introduce s you to the mapp ing o f variable content to elements o n a label. That se ct ion mention s some restrictio ns related to the mapping of grap [...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix F – Connectivity / Function Matrix General intro duct io n Datamax printers offer three diffe rent physical connectivities for communicating with yo ur hos t PC: Parallel Serial Ethernet When MCL is running o n a Datamax prin ter, MCL and[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices October 2007 Page Example As an exa mple, consider th e above matrix. On an H-Class printer, you can download Firmware over a parall el cable, but you cannot download an MCL System Menu over a parallel cable. This means that although you can downloa[...]

Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Visualize · Mobilize · R ealize MCL -Collection MCL-Designer High-productivity, horizontal developm ent environment to create ente rprise- ready, m ulti modal, data capture applications. MCL-Link Batch/ Point-to-Point, Serial:  Direct Connect RS-232  M[...]