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Batch Data

The batch data stream contains:

Batch information:

- format number (layout for the print image)

- print quantity

- supply definition

- item description (batch name)

Print image:

- field numbers

- data to be printed in each field

The message structure used to provide the printed data for an

online format is shown below. An example follows.

{B##,QUANTITY,CUT,REP,PARTS,0,MODE;BATCH_NAME p

T##;(..print data..) p

B##;(..print data..) p

Batch Header Record

The batch header is the first record in the batch data stream.

Syntax

{B##,QUANTITY,CUT,REP,PARTS,0,MODE;

BATCH_NAME p

Field Contents

B## Must begin with the letter ’B’ to begin a batch data stream.

The B is followed by the one or two digit number that matches

the format number. This is the number at the beginning of the

format record.

Values: 0-99

QUANTITY One to four digits for the quantity to print in a given batch.

Values: 1-9999

CUT/TAKEUP

On printers with a knife:

Message Structures 3-19

1 2 ... 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ... 95 96

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