Monarch Instrument PATHFINDER Ultra 6030TM - Manual (Page 5)

Designing Formats ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
You can design formats using:
ASCII text editor Use any ASCII text editor and follow the
syntax guidelines in the 6030 Packet
Reference Manual. This manual contains
information you need to design an MPCL
format, and provides format design tools
to simplify the process.
The file you create can be linked, by using
the LINKFILE command of the Monarch
2370 Application Development Kit (ADK),
to the application script. See "Developing
Applications" for more information.
Monarch 2330
Format Editor Format Editor is a WYSIWYG-like,
Windows-compatible application that
designs formats. You can link the file,
using the LINKFMT command of the ADK,
to the application script. Or, you can
download the format to a file using
Monarch 2310 Spooler, which converts it
to an MPCL file. The converted file can
then be sent to the printer using the
LINKFILE command of the ADK.
Developing Applications –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Use the ADK to create and compile your applications. ADK is
a Windows-compatible program that consists of a text editor
and a compiler. You can link a format, as well as other files, to
the application script.
Use any ASCII text editor to write your application. However,
you must use the ADK to compile an application before you
can download it to the printer.
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