filePro and barcode labels

[Doug Luurs]

I just noticed I only replied to Butch before, so I'll do it again here
For the public.

Simple Answer to Question is .. Yes ..   I personally have 3 of them
here
At the plant.  Yes it takes a little more programming then a normal
report
Output, but the things are beaters.  The oldest one I have is 8 years,
and
It still runs like a champ (Does need cleaning every now and again, but
what
Printer doesn't).

My offer for code to Butch extends to others that may be interested.

Oh .. Forget to mention to All .. They are I-Series Printers, and run
off a JetDirect
And NETCAT on sco.  Long as you have a Ethernet network connected to the
SCO Box, you
Can have them up and running in less then a half hour.
  _____  
 
Douglas Luurs
  Systems Programmer
 
Voice: 616-554-9820 x143
Fax: 616-554-9180

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-----Original Message-----
From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Butch
Ammon
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:43 PM
To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Subject: filePro and barcode labels 


Here is another of my oddball, "Hey can filePro do this?" type of
questions...

Can filePro on SCO Unix print barcode labels to a Datamax label machine?

We already can print barcode labels to any laser printer we want (thanks
to Jim 
Asman for the barcode MKPCL utility) and it works great.  But a question
was 
asked about the possibility of printing series of barcode lables to a
Datamax 
machine (those weird 12" x 12" box type of label printers).

See, the way it is here at Super Radiator Coils, we have a giant high
speed 
laser printer that prints all the morning reports and barcode reports
without a 
problem.  The admin department was wondering about printing labels for
the 
customer for each work order, and wondered if filePro could print
barcode labels to a Datamax type of printer.  I told the ladies, "Yes,
filePro can do anything 
- but I will find out from the experts on the list, to make sure".

I see two ways I could do this:

1)  Buy a bunch of those Avery labels and design an output form to fit.
Then 
just load up the tray in the big laser printer and print them all that
way.

2)  Connect a Datamax type of printer to the SCO Unix system and get
Unix to 
"talk to it", then get filePro to print a barcode label on it.

What would you decide on, for the best, easiest, method of printing
barcode 
labels from filePro and SCO Unix?

Thanks again for any help, suggestions, ideas, etc...

Butch Ammon
Super Radiator Coils
Richmond, VA
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