Variable allocate, Variable, Allocate – CognitiveTPG DLXi User Manual

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P R I N T E R S E T U P

VARIABLE ALLOCATE

Function

Reserves space in the image buffer for stored

objects.

Explicit Form

Implicit Form

VARIABLE ALLOCATE nnn

.

V ALLOCATE nnn

.

Parameters

nnn

Amount of memory reserved for

stored objects, in whole kilobytes.
The allowable range is 0 to 128.

Comments

This command is not supported in DLX or CSeries

printers.

Flash RAM normally holds all stored objects

(graphics and stored formats). The printer reserves
all available standard RAM for the text buffer and

image buffer. This may not be the best use of
standard RAM in some applications. VARIABLE

ALLOCATE lets the programmer put stored objects

in part of the image buffer.

When using this command, send it to the printer

with VARIABLE WRITE in a nonprinting label
format. Do not use this command in stored label

formats.

NOTE: Changing the memory allocation in the image
buffer or text buffer will delete any objects stored in
those areas.

Example

The format below will reserve 4 kilobytes (kb) in the

image buffer for object storage:

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE ALLOCATE 4

VARIABLE WRITE

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Revision F, January 2012, CognitiveTPG

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