how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

[afos]

I have labels (no bar codes) printed the as400 to a normal printer, I want to continue using the program in RPG, but now for printing to a zebra. This program is important because the rules impression are complex . It is possible to draw on the RLU as400 labels to be printed in the zebra?
thanks for the help they can give.

[DeadManWalks]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Printing to one printer or another is basically no difference. Are you wanting to print the same spooled file? Need more details please.

[afos]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

hi deadman
yes , i want to print the same spool file, same data, maybe the size is a little different, some people told me to print to a zebra, would have to be in ZPL. this is true?

[kitvb1]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

If you search on this site, I think I have posted an example.

[John Andersen]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

A good label printing package will go a long ways to making this work, something like TL Ashford will make it a cinche.

-JA

[larisag]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Hi afos,

I need to do exactly the same, what you were trying, to do. Any luck?

[afos]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

I still can not print anything from as400 to zebra. Windows works. I tried to pc5250 as well as networking, but does not work. Do not print anything. Larisag, you already can print?

[John Andersen]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Afos--- Windows works because your are probably loading up the drivers that came with the printer to make it work.

Unfortunately these printers don't come with drivers for the 400 which is why you need a program like TL Ashford that can make the printer do what you want.

[vlopez]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

You can also try Print Transform, a native OS400 utility that converts print datastreams from and to a variety of formats including Zebra ZPL / ZPL II and many more. More info and you can test it for free on www.printtransform.com

[tjb5304]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Has anyone gotten a zebra105se printer to print barcode using it connected to PC using 5250 emulation? I have read the ZPL manual and used their small example. I can get it to work if I go to DOS and do a copy of the ZPL to LPT1 but if I put the code in an RPG program is doesn’t. Anyone have any ideas how I can get this to work? I work for a small company any they will not spend the money for a program like Mark Magic so have to code it myself.

[DeadManWalks]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Build the ZPL text file, have a Windows script made and start it from the 400, the script could ftp to get the file (or use a share), then use the dos command to send the ZPL file to the printer.

[tjb5304]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

Thanks for the response but I need to go a little farther then that. We run SSA BPCS as our ERP. When we print a pick slip I want to print labels also and don’t want to have it done automatically. Right now we print the picker off the AS400 the go to a PC running Label Matrix and print label trying to make it all one step. So was hoping to have the same program that prints the picker print the labels also.

[Billw]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

As mentioned priously in this thread. You best best and most efficent way is to buy TLAshford TLABarcode code software for the iSeries. You can design a label with or withour barcodes in about 10 minutes. Either than that you will need to embed printing commends into your iSeries print file to print in order to print directly to the zerbra. This is what the software will do for you.

[tjb5304]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

I wish I code but=y the software but the company I work for will not pay out 4K for label software. When you embed printing commends in your print file I'm not sure I know what you mean. I did code an RPG program with ZPL commands but it just prints the commands as if they were jout common output.

[jamief]

Re: how to print (not barcodes) labels for zebra as400?

info overload:

http://www.code400.com/forum/showthread.php/5783-Printing-BarCodes-on-ZEBRA-Printer-using-RPG