1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. ZPL Commands
  3. Basic ZPL Exercises and Examples
  4. Exercise 1: Specify a Location for an Entered Name
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
Exercise 1: Specify a Location for an Entered Name

Exercise 1: Specify a Location for an Entered Name

  1. Print your name on the label.
  2. Start by printing just your name on the label. Use this format as a model:
  3. Send this format to the printer:
    1
    Every format starts with the
    ^XA
     command
    2
    ^FO
     (field origin) command
    3
    ^FS
     (field separator) command
    4
    Every format ends with the
    ^XZ
     command
    5
    ^FD
     (field data) command. Insert your name in place of the xxxxxxxxxxx shown.
  4. When the label prints correctly, alter the first number after the
    ^FOx.
     See how that change affects the print position. Alter the second number after the
    ^FO50,x
     and see how that the print position.