RE: 3UP Labels

I've got a copy of a program at home that uses SQL to fetch 30 rows of data
at a time; the printer file uses variable positioning, so there's only one
label defined in the printer file.  Uses a simple for-loop to write the
spool file.

Designed to work with the standard Avery 3-across address labels.

If you want, let me know.  I'll email it to you tomorrow.

Charles
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Booth Martin [mailto:Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 1:51 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: 3UP Labels
> 
> 
> The only successful way I ever found to do 3-up was to use arrays.  Of
> course you can read three records then output a row of 3 
> labels but the
> problem then is that the order isn't columnar and users don't 
> like that.
> 
> 3-up labels are 5 usable lines long but space your output for 
> 6 lines.  I
> make my array to be 30 elements and each element is a data 
> structure with 6
> fields for the addresses.  (field 1 or 6 is always empty, but 
> it is clearer
> to understand.   When 30 elements are filled, and at 
> end-of-job, I execute a
> printing subroutine which reads array element 1, 11, and 21.  
> That gives me
> the info for the top row of labels.  Then I get array element 
> 2,12, and 22
> and so on, through all 30 elements. 
>  
>  Usually I fill the fields from the bottom up, starting with line 5.
>  
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
> Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Date: 02/26/04 10:39:48
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: 3UP Labels
>  
> Chuck,
>  
> I believe that's what they are, I haven't actually seen the 
> labels, but I
> know that is what the term is.  I used to have something like 
> that at a
> previous employer too, but never got a copy. :(
>  
> I'm specifically looking for something to run directly on the 
> iSeries in RPG
> 
>  
> Thanks,
>    Ted
>  
> >>> clewis@xxxxxxxxxx 02/26/04 05:24AM >>>
> Ted,
>  
> You say 3UP in the subject and then 3 x 10 in the body. NOT 
> picking just
> want to be sure what you are after.
>  
> Are you actually looking to print on a label 3" x 10"'s ? We 
> get label stock
> that is 3 1/2 x 15/16 (normal address label size that is "3 
> across" and they
> call it 3Up. We print shelf/bin labels on them.
>  
> If you actually want bigger, I did that at my previous 
> employer but that
> involved downloading data into a PC that had a label program 
> on it and could
> generate "the fancy stuff".
>  
> Chuck
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Ted Barry
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 3:21 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 3UP Labels
>  
> Does anyone have any code they're willing to share that would 
> print 3 X 10
> labels?
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