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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/27/2017 1:55 AM, Jim Asman via
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At 12:18A Wed Sep 27 2017, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:
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One of my clients contacted me with regards to an issue that has come up
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He is using a 30 label sheet with 3 columns and 10 rows, 6 lines
The issue is that at least one of the records being printed does not print
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The label is defined as:
Width across page: 102
Width of form: 40
Number of forms across page: 3
Printer Name hp-4000
Initialization print code number: 4 < Reset printer
Terminator Print Code number: 4<Reset Printer
At the top of the form are the print codes:
101< CG Times Font (Primary)
119< set 12 Pt (Primary)
>From what my client tells me, all of the other labels print properly except
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The program has been printing labels properly for 15 years, even with the
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Usually I have used a 12 character per inch font with other clients using
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Any suggestions as to why only one customer record would have a problem
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Richard,
A filePro 3 across label format is never going to work with a proportional
font like Times. You have to use a fixed pitch font like Courier at the
appropriate cpi to fit your labels.
If I want to print 30 up labels with a proportional font, I define the
label as being one across and one form down, and keeping track of the label
index on the sheet, insert a new page offset code for each of the three
columns where the label is positioned. That is, a new offset is applied
at label 1, label 11, and label 21. Of course, the printer page format will
have to allow for the line count of 10 labels deep.
This way, the sort will run down the column, then across to the next col.
This method allows the text placement to be very precise.
Jim
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<p>Richard,</p>
<p>If one particular customer record is not printing correctly, no
matter where it appears in the label print job then the problem is
not with the label it is with the data that is printing for that
customer.</p>
<p>I would see if it is possible there is something in the customer
data that is triggering a print code or some other reaction like
that.</p>
<p>Always helpful in cases like this is to see how the labels
printed with labels in the row before and after.</p>
<p>Over the years, I have also discovered that the method suggested
by Jim Asman is more precise. It is more work and if your method
has been working well maybe the extra work is not worth the
trouble.</p>
<p>Nancy<br>
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