Questions tagged [zpl-ii]

ZPL-II stands for the "Zebra Programming Language v II" and is a proprietary programming language used to communicate to Zebra branded printers

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How to clear buffer with ZPL II [Zebra GK420d]

In documentation of ZPL II language there is command "~JA" which allow to clear all jobs in buffer. Unfortunately it seems to not working on Zebra GK420d ( but I can't also find any word about it in printer specification ). I can print labels with…
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Zebra ZPL Commands to resize barcode to sit within a label

I am using Zebra GT800 label printer with a label role size with 2.5' * 1.75'. I'm struggling to get it resize to the label within, using ZPL commands. I tried with several values in bold text which I read in the user guide of ZPL, but no…
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ZPL - how to right justify a bar code?

I am trying to right justify a bar code I am printing using ZPL from a .Net program. Here is my current code: ^FO10,50^FB500,1,0,R,0^AO,40,40^BY3^BCN,100,Y,N,N^FD1234567^FS^XZ The Field Block seems to be ignored when working with a bar code, but…
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printing from a webserver to a thermal printer with no intermediary

I have been looking into this question for almost a month now. It seems I am being pushed in all different directions. I hope someone can help me with an answer. to give a brief model of what I am looking for: I have a webserver that has information…
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Print BMP with ZPL

How can I use ZPL II to print a bitmap (BMP) image? I used ~DY to download the BMP to the printer: ~DYR:PRINT,B,B, , , I am using PHP to send raw data to the printer, so <> variables are coming from that script. Using the…
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UTF-8 character not printing with Zebra printer

I am trying to print Persian character on my Zebra Z410 label printer. But for some reason it is printing ?????. The ZPL code I am sending to the printer is ^XA ^FO50,50 ^PA1,1,1,1 ^A@N,50,50,E:TT0003M_.TTF^FDعاسشاتعفثه^FS ^XZ I am using the Zebra…
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How to use the same ZPL code in printers with different dpi

Has used the ZebraDesigner2 software to create labels for printing ZPL, with the GC420t printer I am not having problems. Now I have to generate ZPL code for printing labels using the S4M printers (200 dpi) and ZT230 (300 dpi) the problem is the…
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How to print caret(^) character in Zebra Programming Language?

Using version: ZPL2. Format prefix: ^. Can someone please help how to print caret(^) character using ZPL II. Either we need some escape sequence or any other way of printing this Format Prefix(^) as a normal character. Note: Don't want to change the…
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how to print zpl barcode vertically in vertical label

i am using zebraGk420d printer. i am using vertical barcode label. how to print the text and barcode in vertically. my zpl code like this $barcode_ZPL_code="^XA ^FO 150,50^AD,40^FH^FDSALABED_20CARGO^FS…
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Convert Postscript to Zebra

Is it possible to convert Postscript to Zebra? I already read on their homepage that Zebra printers are not Postscript compatible, but wondered if there is some piece of open source code that could pass that from one to another. Any help would be…
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Printing multiple (different) labels in one ZPL commands

I have followig task: I am generating sequence of consecutive barcodes eg: 117-1, 117-2, 117-3, 117-4... I have to print labels with those barcodes: first label with first code, second label with second code and so on. Currently I am printig labels…
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ZPL: Binary B64 and compressed Z64 encoding

Maybe someone can help me with my Zebra ZPL problem. The ZPL manual doesn't really help me. I want to transfer binary (with ZPL B64) and compressed binary (with ZPL Z64) image data to the printer. I was able to find the following information: with…
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.NET network socket print on Zebra EPL/ZPL

I need to print on network Zebra printer. From some reasons, I cannot use winspool printing ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154078 ), I have to print print directly through sockets on IP and port. Here is my print…
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Why does rotating a Code 128 bar code with ZPL make the barcode thicker?

Consider the below ZPL code. ^XA ^BY2,2,80 ^FO50,50^BCR^FD3079+Plate-SS-14 # 44^FS ^XZ Using the online viewer at http://labelary.com/viewer.html shows you vertically rotated bar code with label beneath and everything appears to be fine. However,…
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ZPL center variable text

I just modified a label for an Zebra printer. I almost finished it, but I am currently stuck on 1 row, i have read different topics on multiple sites but nothing help me to get what I want. Our label is 10cm height and 15cm width, the row below…
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