Creating Graphics 5-1
C REATING G RAPHICS
This chapter provides information on how to
♦ map out the graphic image using the hexadecimal (hex) or run length method.
♦ create a graphic packet using a graphic header, bitmap, duplicate, next-bitmap, text, constant
text, line, and box fields.
♦ place a graphic image into a format.
♦ use the compressed graphics packet.
You can use graphic packets to create bitmapped images. To include a graphic packet within
your format, your format must contain a graphic field. See “Placing the Graphic in a Format” for
more information.
Overview of Compliance Labels
You can create compliance labels by using a graphic packet for the fixed fields and a format
packet for the variable fields of your compliance label. The fixed fields of a compliance label are
composed of text, lines, or boxes, which are repeated on each label. The variable fields are
composed of text, bar codes, and order information, which changes with each label. Using a
graphic packet for the fixed fields saves time, because the printer does not have to image all the
lines or boxes each time the compliance label is printed.
Also, using a graphic packet for a compliance label reduces the number of fields in your format.
Formats have a maximum number of fields per packet (0 to 999). However, you can bypass that
requirement by placing your compliance layout in a graphic packet. When you process your
formats, you only need one line in the format packet to reference the graphic packet.
The following example shows how to reference a graphic packet from within a format packet.
{ start of header
F,1,A,R,E,400,400,"RDCI" | format header
G,57,0,0,0,0 | reference to graphic packet
C,40,10,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"To:",0 | constant text field
B,2,13,V,310,30,8,4,50,8,L,0 | bar code field
} end of header
Once you have your compliance label format set, all you need to do is add the variable sections
(bar codes, addresses, and order information) to the format packet.
To see a sample compliance label graphic packet, see “Sample Compliance Graphic Packet.” To
see a sample compliance label using a graphic packet within a format, see “Sample Compliance
Label.”
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