Label printing

[Nancy Palmquist]

On 9/27/2017 1:55 AM, Jim Asman via Filepro-list wrote:
>
> --------------- 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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Richard,

If one particular customer record is not printing correctly, no matter 
where it appears in the label print job then the problem is not with the 
label it is with the data that is printing for that customer.

I would see if it is possible there is something in the customer data 
that is triggering a print code or some other reaction like that.

Always helpful in cases like this is to see how the labels printed with 
labels in the row before and after.

Over the years, I have also discovered that the method suggested by Jim 
Asman is more precise.  It is more work and if your method has been 
working well maybe the extra work is not worth the trouble.

Nancy


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