1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. SGD Command Reference
  3. rtc.date
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
rtc.date

rtc.date

The command sets the system date. The command accepts the month-day-year format, for example, "11-02-2021". If the format is not correct or the date is not valid, the command is ignored. The printer needs to be reset using 
! U1 do "device.reset" ""
  to accept this command.

Getvar

To report the current system date:
! U1 getvar "rtc.date"
Value
The command reports the system date in the month-day-year format.

Setvar

To set the system date:
! U1 setvar "rtc.date" "value"
Value
Accepts a date in the month-day-year format. If the format is not correct or the date is not valid, the command is ignored.
Example
This
setvar
 example shows the value set to November 2, 2021 (11-02-2021). 
! U1 setvar "rtc.date" "11-02-2021"
The
setvar
 value is the
getvar
 result. In this example, the
getvar
 result is
"11-02-2021"
.