Advanced SamplesAdvanced SamplesIntegrate label printing to existing information systemIntegrate label printing to existing information system

Labels with variable contents Labels with variable contents should should print print automatically automatically when the new products when the new products are manufactured.are manufactured.

General shape of the label General shape of the label

is defineis definedd. . The variable data willThe variable data willbe defined at print time and will be defined at print time and will come from an existing informationcome from an existing informationsystem.system.

Label productionLabel productionSolution with Solution with LabelLabel Gallery programs Gallery programs

Label Gallery Plus is used for the label design and automatic print.

GalleryWatch is used to start the printing process when the file containing the manufactured products is created

Label GalleryLabel GalleryDesign and print the labels

Use Label Galery Plus to design and print the labels on PC.

• Create new label, select printer and Create new label, select printer and label sizelabel size

• Link the text database to the labelLink the text database to the label

• Create text and graphics objects and Create text and graphics objects and link them to fields link them to fields from the from the databasedatabase

• Add barcode and link it with Add barcode and link it with package number variablepackage number variable

Now you can already print labels from the specified ASCII file.

GalleryWatchGalleryWatchAutomatic label printingAutomatic label printing

GalleryWatch controls when labels are printed. Appearance of the trigger GalleryWatch controls when labels are printed. Appearance of the trigger file starts the label production. GalleryWatch must be configured before file starts the label production. GalleryWatch must be configured before use:use:

• Add the file to watch – Add the file to watch –

Trigger fileTrigger file

• File changes are detected File changes are detected automaticallyautomatically

• Define the label file to print and Define the label file to print and specify that we want to print all the specify that we want to print all the records in the ASCII filerecords in the ASCII file

• The trigger file should be deleted The trigger file should be deleted after the labels are printedafter the labels are printed

ResultResultCompletely automated label Completely automated label productionproduction

1.New products are manufactured

2. Information system creates the file with product data on shared network disk drive

3. GalleryWatch detects this file and starts Label Gallery

4.Label Gallery starts printing the labels

Sample contentsSample contentsWhich files make this sample...Which files make this sample...

• Label file (Label file (WATCH.LBLWATCH.LBL designed with designed with LLabeabell Gallery Gallery P Pluslus))

• Database file Database file CHEMICAL.TXTCHEMICAL.TXT – – the the ASCII file ASCII file containing the containing the product product datdataa

• Warning Warning symbols (symbols (BMP filesBMP files))

• GalleryWatch configuration file – GalleryWatch configuration file – WATCH.MISWATCH.MIS

FinallyFinallyMore info on Label Gallery More info on Label Gallery

For more information about For more information about Label Gallery, Label Gallery, demo versions, updates… contact demo versions, updates… contact your software vendor or see the following Web page:your software vendor or see the following Web page:

http://www.satoworldwide.com/labelgallery/index.htm