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 ====== Working with Zebra EPL II codes ====== ====== Working with Zebra EPL II codes ======
 +
 +<note important>This document is also available as a FreshDesk Solution Article \\
 +</note>
 +
 +[[https://www.windwardsoftware.com/resources/shop-pos-hardware.html|SHOP FOR COMPATIBLE HARDWARE]]
 +
 +<note important> **Please Note: **
 +
 +All of the fields you are using on your labels must not contain any special characters. Some of these special characters are commas, open and closing brackets () or {} or [], greater than and less than signs <>, pipes |, colons :, semicolons ;, and single or double quotes " or '. All these symbols mean specific things within a code based label, so having them in your part numbers, descriptions, and comment fields will cause issues with printing your code based labels.
 +
 +To try and clarify why this is so important, here is an example of a EPL II code based label for the Zebra label printers:
 +
 +<code>
 +
 +N
 +q457
 +Q228,32,-16
 +X10,10,2,432,220
 +A12,18,0,2,1,1,R,"<COMPANY.NAME,-1>"
 +A100,45,0,1,2,2,N,"<PRICE.0>"
 +A20,80,0,3,1,1,N,"<DESCRIPTION>"
 +B30,110,0,1,2,7,70,B,"<PART,-1>"
 +P1
 +
 +</code>
 +</note>
 +
 +
 +
  
 <box 80% round orange|Reference Material> <box 80% round orange|Reference Material>
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 A quick reference manual for EPL2 programming is available here: {{EPL2-Quick-Sample-Manual.pdf}} A quick reference manual for EPL2 programming is available here: {{EPL2-Quick-Sample-Manual.pdf}}
 +
 +See some example here: [[zebra_eltron_label_examples]]
 </box> </box>
  
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-===== Example & Common commands: ===== 
  
-__**Example Label code**__ 
  
  
-N\\ +===== Example & Common commands: =====
-q304\\ +
-Q203\\ +
-D7\\ +
-B65,10,0,1,1,3,50,B,"<BARCODE,-1>"\\ +
-A65,100,0,2,1,1,N,"<DESCRIPTION,15>"\\ +
-A65,130,0,2,1,1,N,"<LIST,-1>"\\ +
-P1\\+
  
 +__**Example Label code**__
 +
 +<code>
 +N
 +q304
 +Q203
 +D7
 +B65,10,0,1,1,3,50,B,"<BARCODE,-1>"
 +A65,100,0,2,1,1,N,"<DESCRIPTION,15>"
 +A65,130,0,2,1,1,N,"<LIST,-1>"
 +P1
 +</code>
 <box 100% orange round|**Common Commands**> <box 100% orange round|**Common Commands**>
  
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 • //PDF page 94 / Manual page 3-76//\\ • //PDF page 94 / Manual page 3-76//\\
 </box> </box>
 +
 +
 +
 +===== Printing Barcode vs. Barcode Numbers =====
 +
 +There has also been some confusion regarding Barcode text lines and actual Barcodes. The System Five field <barcode> is the same, but the information to print the barcode number, or the barcode are completely different.
 +For printing just the barcode number on a label, you will need to tell the printer what font you want to print as well as the size, orientation, and position on the label. 
 +
 +But for a barcode, you need to supply different information, such as the barcode type (3of9, 128, or UPC), the height and width of the barcode, and the position on the label.
 +
 +So please carefully read the information in the examples below.
 +
 +
 +
 +
  
 __**Example Label code with explanation**__ __**Example Label code with explanation**__
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 **P1** //- Print 1 label set//\\ **P1** //- Print 1 label set//\\
  
 +===== Printing on Jewelry Tags, Barbell Tags or Odd Shaped Tags =====
 +
 +https://support.zebra.com/cpws/docs/eltron/epl_jewel.htm
 +
 +
 +===== Line Wrapping =====
 +
 +From version 6.1.0.1 up, System Five now support wrapping of a text field onto multiple lines.
 +All earlier versions of System Five would only allow printing a single line of text, which would be truncated when it reached the far edge of the label, or it would wrap back overtop of itself when it ran out of room.
 +So in order to take advantage of this new enhancement you will need to upgrade to the current release if you are not already on 6.1.0.1.
 +
 +The most common use for this enhancement would be to have a description field that contains a long description to be printed on multiple lines. Also this enhancement looks for spaces in the field, so that words are not broken and separated onto another line.
 +
 +To make use of this feature, you would no longer use the field <DESCRIPTION>, which is for a single line description.
 +Instead you would substitute the field <DESCRIPTION#1> for each line needed to accommodate your long description.
 +Here is an example of a 2.25 inch x .75 inch label utilizing two lines for the description "Skid Mount Turf Sprayer  -  Diaphragm". You will also notice that the entire word "Diaphragm" was carried down to the second line, instead of breaking it at 35 characters.
 +
 +{{:label_stock:fullsizerender.jpg?300|}}
 +
 +<code>
 +N
 +q456
 +Q145
 +A19,20,0,4,1,1,N,"<PART,-1>"
 +B19,50,0,1,2,2,50,N,"<BARCODE,-1>"
 +A19,102,0,2,1,1,N,"<DESCRIPTION#1,35>"
 +A19,120,0,2,1,1,N,"<DESCRIPTION#1,35>"
 +P1
 +</code>
 +
 +
 +In this example we have also limited the number of characters per line to 35.
 +
 +If your label requires two separate description fields with word wrapping (say for a two part label or label with a tear-off section), you would use <DESCRIPTION#1> for the first description fields, and <DESCRIPTION#2> for the second description fields.
 +
 +
 +===== System Five Label Code Fields =====
 +
 +https://wiki.windwardsoftware.com/doku.php?id=barcode_and_text_fields
 +
 +======
 +
 +== Created By Jason Kirby September 17 2008 ==
 +
 +== Updated By Steve Wind June 10 2021  
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