Questions tagged [epl]

EPL stands for the "Eltron Programming Language" and is a proprietary programming language used to communicate to Zebra (formerly Eltron) branded printers

EPL Programming Guide

EPL Wikipedia page

121 questions
1
vote
1 answer

Send raw ZPL and EPL to printer from Javascript

I need to send raw ZPL and EPL code to the printer from javascript. With some research, I was able to achieve it partially through this answer. function printZpl(zpl) { var printWindow = window.open(); printWindow.document.open('text/plain') …
Caio Sant'Anna
  • 304
  • 4
  • 22
1
vote
1 answer

Esper: Chaining property access and method calls in EPL queries

I am currently struggling to get some Esper EPL queries to work. The queries are looking like this: select a.center.distance(b.center) as delta from pattern [ every-distinct(a.id, b.id) ( a=org.example.PositionEvent ->…
Simon Lehmann
  • 10,737
  • 4
  • 41
  • 53
1
vote
1 answer

Emulate EPL2 Printer Serverside

There have been a few questions on SO about emulating a ZPL printers etc, but all of them require some native application or a an app. (see here: Emulate ZPL printer ) My Question: Is it possible to emulate the EPL2 printer language to render a .png…
stdclass
  • 2,932
  • 2
  • 19
  • 16
1
vote
4 answers

Zebra Printer C# code to print barcode label

This is my *.prn file: I8,A,001 Q0001,0 q831 rN S5 D10 ZT JF O R20,0 f100 N B775,188,2,1,2,6,160,B,"SM00020000" X0,199,1,0,200 P1 SM00020000 being the barcode. string s =…
user2867023
1
vote
1 answer

Print barcode with Zebra printer using Python

I am able to print a label using the below code with a Zebra printer but I am not able to print a barcode. I also tried ^B140,10,0,PL,5,5,5,N,"12-34567-890123"and inserted it after ^XA to print the barcode, but I was not successful: label =…
Harshit Agarwal
  • 878
  • 3
  • 10
  • 19
1
vote
1 answer

Access Nested Map With Using Escape Character in Esper

I have a LinkedHashMap like so: {_index=1, _type=zz, _source={custom_field=custom, field_0=Group, field_10=was, field_3}} Using an EPL statement, how can I access the custom_field in a EPL statement. Here are some things I've tried String…
1
vote
1 answer

Change printer setting between printing job - Zebra printer

I can change the printer setting from the printer setting as well as from the Zebra Setup Utilities. What I would like to know is if their is a way to automatically change the settings (darkness or print mode) in between two printing job. Like one…
Jonathan
  • 11
  • 2
1
vote
1 answer

How print data from browser in a local printer?

I have a .EPL file generated from a ruby-on-rails server, I need print this file in my local printer. Printing should be done automatically, eliminating print dialog. A chrome solution is enough. Is there any plugin or something related that can…
1
vote
0 answers

Esper EPL query like select statements in SQL

I am new to ESPER. I was checking for a SQL like query. Here is my scenario goes. I need to handle a favorite use case. There will be one recommendation engine, which will recommend some URLs to the users in every 12 hours. If the user acts on the…
Sudarsan
  • 221
  • 3
  • 5
1
vote
1 answer

Name that printing file format

Hello there fellow Stackers! I wonder if anybody could tell me what the following file format is? If you print it as-is then your print out will be, er, as-is BUT if you send it directly to the printer (for example using NET USE in a DOS/Windows…
Mister Daniel
1
vote
1 answer

Zebra TLP 2844 printer refusing to print too many lines

I'm trying to print some vouchers with variable length on continuous paper. The problem is that the printer refuses to print anything beyond around 2300 points (approximately 26 cm or 10.4 inches) and just pretends it's not there. Very light code…
ailnlv
  • 1,779
  • 1
  • 15
  • 29
1
vote
2 answers

How to get started with EPL, Visual Basic, and Zebra Printing?

I can't really find anything on how to print through EPL with Visual Basic. Can anyone help me write some simple text to the printer? I found the Zebra EPL manual so I think I can go from there, I just don't know how to get it started.
Patrik
  • 19
  • 1
  • 3
  • 8
0
votes
1 answer

Why is my EPL file being printed literally instead of interpreted by my Zebra LP2844?

I'm trying to print an EPL file I've written. I'm sending the file like this in Unix: lpstat -P Zebra_LP2844 /path/to/my/file.epl If I send an EPL file generated by UPS, it prints perfectly. If I send an EPL file generated by my Ruby on Rails app or…
James
  • 69
  • 1
  • 8
0
votes
1 answer

Printig raw data EPL using Mono C#

I need to print RAW DATA to a Zebra Label Printer using Mono under Ubuntu 10.04+ Iv tried GTk-sharp print but i couldn't find a way to set RAW data parameter and the outupt was the EPL program itself. In windows this is achieved using…
0
votes
1 answer

EPL Errors with Nesper Patterns

I am experimenting with Nesper (.NET version of Esper) and ran into a few troubles that I just cannot understand. The following simple EPL (modeled after the tutorial) fails with an error: select * from pattern [every (e1=SeenEvent ->…
Rajiv
  • 1
1 2
3
8 9