Datamax Allegro 2 User Manual

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Creating Labels Using Internal Batch Software

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For repeat fields, enter the data in the Data/Prompt Field just

as if the field were a type D Field. Place a ^ character in the
data string at the place you wish to insert the data from the
previous field into this field.

For the time and date to be printed on the label, enter the

data as shown in the following example:

Time and date string data is selected by using characters A
through Z, and a through f as shown in Table 3-4 in order to
retrieve data from the Printer's internal clock.

w

W

W

W

m

m

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

d

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

d

y

y

y

y

h

h

H

H

n

n

a

a

j

j

j

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

a

b

c

d

e

f

Table 3-4 Time and Date Information Format

w

=

Day number; (1 = Monday)

W..

=

Day of the week name

mm

=

2 digit month

M..

=

Month name

dd

=

2 digit day

yyyy

=

4 digit year

hh

=

2 digit hour in 24 hour format

HH

=

2 digit hour in 12 hour format

nn

=

2 digit minutes

aa

=

AM or PM for 12 hour format

jjj

=

3 digit Julian date

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