EPL stands for the "Eltron Programming Language" and is a proprietary programming language used to communicate to Zebra (formerly Eltron) branded printers
Questions tagged [epl]
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how to print ASCII character codes in EPL
I'm working on a webproject that involves sending EPL2 printing codes to a Zebra label printer. It does this by writing a file to the local computer with the EPL2-codes and calling an ActiveX-component that executes a command to send the EPL2-code…

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EPL Every Limit Subexpression Lifetime
I have a particular case for "every" pattern, this is the example code:
SELECT * FROM PATTERN [
every(
e1=Event(device_ip IN ( '10.10.10.1' ) AND category IS NOT NULL ))where timer:within(1800 Sec)
->
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Printing images on EPL Zebra Printer
Ok, so i have a "template.prn" that get's filled with info with a PHP script i made. The PHP generates multiple FR for every 1 data values the user gives to the script
template.prn
GK"image"
GM"image"1943
**binary…

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Send Command to Zebra Label Printer
I need to send the following command to a Zebra Label Printer:
q270
everything I can find online tends to be in C# and I'm working in VB.Net
I was hoping this would be as simple as an example I found online
which basically was
Dim sb As…

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How to print QR code using EPL commands from Zebra GC420t printer
I am using EPL commands to print barcodes(Zebra GC420t).
Now i need to print QR code using EPL commands(Zebra GC420t).
Please help to find out the solution.

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How to convert .png labels to EPL using Python?
I am able to create really nice labels with barcodes using the code128 and PIL modules (thanks @furas). Now I need to print them out on a Zebra TLP 2824 Plus printer. This thing runs on EPL (Eltron Programming Language) which is uglier than XML (no…

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Esper query for A followed by B immediately without any other events in between (no matter which event)
I have to implement the rule, that if A occurs, B hast to occur next without any event in between. Usually I could do this by just using the patter:
A->(B and not ...)
But I have to implement it very dynamical. That means that I don't know all of…

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Esper statement to check, if A is followed by B without any other As in between
I have the two events: A and B. Everytime A occurs, B have to occur afterwards without any As in between.
Has anybody got an idea, how to implement this? I thought about something like
pattern[every A -> A until B]
But this statement is true, even…

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Access Properties of a new Stream in Esper
I'm starting a new stream by using the statement:
"insert into middleLayerStream select id, 'response' as constraint from[...]"
Afterwards I'm starting a SELECT-query to the middleLayerStream. In die update-function of my middleLayerStream I want du…

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Add UNKNOWN eventstreams to CEP Engine and get a list of all properties (payload) of this event
I want to be able to add event streams where I don't know beforehand what kind of properties the events have. So I don't know before if there is an integer ID or if there is a date timestamp and which payload might be there. As soon as I add such an…

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Add Sensorevents to CEP Engine and get a list of all properties
I want to build a CEP-Engine which is dynamic so you can add different event streams. As soon as a new stream is added, Esper should be able to read all the properties of the stream and put it into a list, for example. (For example integer id, long…

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Combine Windows printer driver with "native" on-printer barcode rendering?
I need to print labels with a barcode (typically Code 128) from my .NET Windows application. Since customers have different printers - different Eltron/Zebra models and different manufacturers (like GoDEX, Sato, ...) - I would like to see my…

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Does anyone know which printer language is this?
comment("Ply CUSTOMER COPY")
include("tables/default.txt")
formtype("ABC*1*STORE-A", )
include("fields/item_ar1.txt")
ply("ABC*1*STORE-A#CUSTOMER COPY", , 0, 11, 0, "condition_each order=0 ")
if(FORM_TYPE="D")
include("d_form/ABC_1")
else()
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How to disable extra feed / separator page after print job with EPL2 on a Zebra printer?
I am printing labels on a Zebra ZT410 by sending EPL2 commands to this printer. I am using continioues labels. The label is printed correctly but the length of the label is not correctly. It is double the length.
Example:…

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Esper EPL statement each time an Id has raised more than by the value one
I am looking for an EPL statement which fires an event each time the Id of the current message of my stream has raised more than one. Like (a+1 != b).
Something like this but I do not know the right syntax:
select * from…