1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  3. ZPL Commands
  4. ^ID
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
^ID

^ID

The
^ID
 command deletes objects, graphics, fonts, and stored formats from storage areas. Objects can be deleted selectively or in groups. This command can be used within a printing format to delete objects before saving new ones, or in a stand-alone format to delete objects.

Object Delete

The image name and extension support the use of the asterisk (
*
) as a wild card. This allows you to easily delete a selected groups of objects.
Format:
^IDd:o.x
Parameters
Details
d =
 location of stored object
Values:
R:
,
E:
,
B:
, and
A:
Default:
R:
o
=
 object name
Values:
 any
1
 to
8
 character name
Default:
 if a name is not specified, UNKNOWN is used
x
=
 extension
Values:
 any extension conforming to Zebra conventions
Default:
.GRF
To delete stored formats from DRAM:
^XA
^IDR:*.ZPL^FS
^XZ
To delete formats and images named SAMPLE from DRAM, regardless of the extension:
^XA
^IDR:SAMPLE.*^FS
^XZ
To delete the image
SAMPLE1.GRF
 prior to storing
SAMPLE2.GRF
:
^XA
^FO25,25^AD,18,10
^FDDelete^FS
^FO25,45^AD,18,10
^FDthen Save^FS
^IDR:SAMPLE1.GRF^FS
^ISR:SAMPLE2.GRF^FS^XZ
In this the * is a wild card, indicating that all objects with the
.GRF
 extension are deleted:
^XA
^IDR:*.GRF^FS
^XZ
Comments:
 When an object is deleted from
R:
, the object can no longer be used and memory is available for storage. This applies only to
R:
memory. With the other memory types (
A:
,
B:
,
E:
) the deleted object is no longer available. The memory space recovers when an automatic defragmentation or initialization occurs.
The
^ID
 command also frees up the uncompressed version of the object in DRAM.
If the name is specified as
*.ZOB
, all downloaded bar code fonts (or other objects) are deleted.
If the named downloadable object cannot be found in the
R:
,
E:
,
B:
, and
A:
 device, the
^ID
 command is ignored.