RE: Label Printers ?

We use the Eltron/Zebra printers attached to our AS/400 to print inventory
tracking labels.  We use a praim to attach the printer to the AS/400 and
just send the code with a regular RPG program (have to format it according
to the specs, but it is not hard).

Leonard Hart
Gulf Lumber Company

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:38 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: Label Printers ?


Hi folks,



I?ve been approached about the feasibility of creating an application to
produce labels for our shipping folks. We are a wholesale distributor and do
a lot of transfers between branches (10). These transfer items range in size
from tiny to water heater size or bigger. It is the smaller items that are
an issue. You could throw a number of small items into a bag, seal it and
stick it in a box. They want labels to stick on these bags to note what
transfer items are in them. They will enter a transfer number and that will
show them all the items on the transfer and then THEY can choose how many
labels they need. This information will consist of a 6 position Item # and a
30 character Description. We currently printer Bin Labels (here in mass ?
not at the branches) and Customer mailing labels on the standard 3 ½ x 15/16
?Avery? labels.



The real issue gets to be what type of printer to use. They will need one
dedicated to this and I am not sure what to choose or how to write to it. We
have used the Eltron printers for UPS and the labels come on rolls. But that
is a PC application that writes to that printer.



Any ideas or experience with something like this ?



Thanks,



Chuck



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