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Designing Labels Using LDS
Chapter 4
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4.5.2 LINES
A line field is broken down into ten different parameters. The first position should point to any
valid text string. The next position is the X starting coordinate followed by the Y coordinate.
The next position is a constant of 6 followed by three blank positions. The next two positions
are the X size and Y size. Finally there is an attribute position. All fields defaulted must be
separated by commas, and a carriage return must follow each graphics field definition.
The following is a list of line field mnemonics and their default values:
1,XB,YB,,6,,,,XS,YS,,,,,AN
1, 1, 1,,6,,,, 1, 1,,,,, 0
Note: All values must be positive integers.
TSN
TEXT STRING NUMBER
This value should point to any valid text string (the string must contain at least one
character in order for the line to print). A period character is typically used to mark a line
field but any character may be used. The line will not print if it’s TSN points to a blank
text string.
XB
X BEGINNING COORDINATE
The X coordinate of the field is measured in dots. The far left edge of the label as
viewed from the front of the printer is X coordinate 1. There is no X coordinate 0. The X
coordinate increases in size from left to right (see Figure 7). An XB of 203 would place
the line one inch from the left side of the label. The valid range is limited to the print
head width (832).
YB
Y BEGINNING COORDINATE
The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots. A YB of one would be specified as
the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print. The
Y coordinate increases in size from the bottom to the top of the label (see Figure 7). A
YB of 203 would place the line one inch from the bottom of the label. The valid range is
1 to 65536.
CONSTANT FIELD
This field is always defaulted.
CONSTANT FIELD
This field should be set to a value of 6.
CONSTANT FIELDS
The next 3 fields are always defaulted.
XS
X SIZE
The X size of the line. Valid range is 1 to 832.
YS
Y SIZE
The Y size of the line. Valid range is 1 to 65536.