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The When Printed data source allows you to enter a value for a field at the time the label is
printed.
For Picture fields with a When Printed data source, at print time you can click the browse
button to display the Select Picture File dialog box. Here you can select an existing picture file
from a drop-down list of files (the files residing in the program's Picture directory) and view a
preview of the picture file.
For Paragraph fields with a When Printed data source, at print time you can click the browse
button to display the Select Text File dialog box. Here you can click the Select a Text File option
and select an existing .TXT file (containing your paragraph text) from a drop-down list of files
(the files residing in the program's TXT directory). If desired, you can then click the Preview
button on the Quick Printing dialog box to view the paragraph text. If you want to type the
paragraph at print time instead of pulling it from an existing file, click the Enter Text option on
the Select Text File dialog box and type the text in the box provided (the typed text will be saved
in a temporary file for printing purposes).
For RichTextField fields with a When Printed data source, at print time you can click the browse
button to display the Select RTF File dialog box. Here you can click the Select an RTF File
option and select an existing .RTF file (containing your RichTextField text) from a drop-down list
of files (the files residing in the program's TXT directory). If desired, you can then click the
Preview button on the Quick Printing dialog box to view the RichTextField text. If you want to
type the RTF text at print time instead of pulling it from an existing file, click the Enter RTF
Text option on the Select RTF File dialog box, and then click Edit text to display the
RichTextField Input dialog box. You can then proceed to type and format your RTF text (the
typed text will be saved in a temporary file for printing purposes).
The Pick List data source allows you to specify a list of valid choices, so that at print time you can
enter a value by selecting it from a list. You can limit user input to the Pick List, or allow other
entries besides those on the list.
The Data Dictionary data source (a GOLD edition feature) is a method for defining a data source
and providing a drop-down list of fields from which the label designer can choose. The use of a
data dictionary helps ensure that the label designer uses only field names that exactly match the
database field names. The selected field then acts the same as a When Printed data source, by
prompting the user for input at print time.
The database data sources (dBase, ODBC DB and OLE DB) also allow you to specify data at print
time to print a particular record.
For Paragraph fields with a database data source, you can click the browse
Data Grid and select the desired record to supply your paragraph text.
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Note: A value entered at print time applies to the entire print job. If you print multiple quantities, you
will not be prompted to enter values for each label. All the labels in the print job will have the same
When Printed or Pick List value.
Sorting Prompts
If your label contains several fields that require input at print time, you can sort the prompts for those
fields to appear in any particular order.
To add a field for which the value will be entered at print time
1. Add a text, paragraph, bar code, 2D bar code, or picture field to your label by clicking the
appropriate button on the Drawtools Bar.
2. In the Data Source box, click When Printed.
Note: For paragraphs and 2D bar codes, the When Printed data source can only be used to populate the
field from an external controlling program (Visual Basic, command files, etc.).
3. If you want to limit the number of characters that the user is allowed to type in this field at print
time, enter the maximum number of characters in the String Length box.
4. In the Prompt box, enter a message (e.g., Enter part number:) to provide a prompt for the user at
print time.
5. Click the Options tab and if desired, set the following When Printed options:
Required: If Yes, the user must enter a value for this field before proceeding with the print job. If No,
the user can leave the field blank and still print the label.
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Must Fill: If Yes, the user must enter a data string that has the same number of characters as that
specified for the length of this field. If No, the user can enter a value shorter than the specified length.
Clear After Print: If Yes, the field is cleared after the label prints. If No, the field retains the last value
entered.
6. Click OK and place the field in a blank area of the label.
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Note: The Pick List (.pkl) files are stored in the location defined for Pick List files on the Directories
dialog box.
The Data Dictionary file defines the name of the data file, and the fields and field lengths
associated with that data file.
When you create a text or bar code field for your label, and select a Data Dictionary data source and file,
a drop-down list is provided for selecting the field name. The listderived from the Data Dictionary
ensures that only the exact field names and lengths are used.
View example of how to define the program (.ini) file...
View example of how to define the Data Dictionary (.dd) file...
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1. Add a text or bar code field by clicking the appropriate button on the Drawtools Bar.
2. In the Data Source box, select the data dictionary alias you previously assigned when creating the
DATADICT.INI file.
3. In the Data Files box, select the name of the data dictionary (.dd file) to use.
4. In the Description box, select the appropriate database field.
Note: The Description box presents a drop-down list of the fields defined in the data dictionary. When
the label is printed, the field you select appears as a prompt (similar to a When Printed field) that
requires user input.
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