Label printing

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 12:18A Wed Sep 27 2017, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:

> 
> One of my clients contacted me with regards to an issue that has come up 
when printing out address labels.
> 
> He is using a 30 label sheet with 3 columns and 10 rows, 6 lines
> 
> The issue is that at least one of the records being printed does not print 
properly.  The label spacing is incorrect in that the first label is 
> correct but each label to the right prints to the left of where it should 
print.
> 
> The label is defined as:
> Width across page:                        102
> Width of form:                                 40
> Number of forms across page:     3
> 
> Printer Name hp-4000
> Initialization print code number:  4 < Reset printer
> Terminator Print Code number:   4<Reset Printer
> 
> At the top of the form are the print codes:
> 101< CG Times Font (Primary)
> 119< set 12 Pt (Primary)
> 
> >From what my client tells me, all of the other labels print properly except 
for this one customer of his.
> 
> The program has been printing labels properly for 15 years, even with the 
replacement of the printer.
> 
> Usually I have used a 12 character per inch font with other clients using 
the same program.
> 
> Any suggestions as to why only one customer record would have a problem 
printing and the other print properly?
> 

Richard,

A filePro 3 across label format is never going to work with a proportional
font like Times. You have to use a fixed pitch font like Courier at the
appropriate cpi to fit your labels.

If I want to print 30 up labels with a proportional font, I define the
label as being one across and one form down, and keeping track of the label
index on the sheet, insert a new page offset code for each of the three
columns where the label is positioned. That is, a new offset is applied
at label 1, label 11, and label 21. Of course, the printer page format will
have to allow for the line count of 10 labels deep.

This way, the sort will run down the column, then across to the next col.
This method allows the text placement to be very precise.


Jim 
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