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Datamax-O'Neil DPL Programmer’s Manual User Manual

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Generating Label Formats

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Lines and Boxes

Lines and boxes are drawn by values that determine column and row starting
position, length, width, and wall thickness of the line or box (see Appendix K).

Depending on the printer’s mode, all measurements are interpreted as inches/100
or millimeters/10 (see m). The data field jj…j is used to describe the line or
box dimensions.

Segment

Valid Inputs

Meaning

a

1

Fixed value

b

X

Line / Box

c

1

Fixed Value

d

1

Fixed Value

eee

000

Fixed Value

ffff

0000 to 9999

Row

gggg

0000-9999; see Appendix K.

Column

jj…j

Lhhhvvv

lhhhhvvvv

Bhhhvvvbbbsss

bhhhhvvvvbbbbssss

Line*
Line**

Box***

Box****

Line*:

Lhhhvvv

Where:

L

hhh

vvv

=

=

=

“L” and specifies line drawing;

horizontal width of line; and,

vertical height of line.

Line**:

lhhhhvvvv

Where:

l
hhhh

vvvv

=
=

=

“l” and specifies line drawing;
horizontal width of line; and,

vertical height of line.

Box***:

Bhhhvvvbbbsss

Where:

B

hhh
vvv

bbb

sss

=

=
=

=

=

“B” and specifies box drawing;

horizontal width of box;
vertical height of box;

thickness of bottom and top box edges; and,

thickness of box sides.

Box****:

bhhhhvvvvbbbbssss

Where:

b

hhhh
vvvv

bbbb

ssss

=

=
=

=

=

“b” and specifies box drawing;

horizontal width of box;
vertical height of box;

thickness of bottom and top box edges; and,

thickness of box sides.



Boxes are hollow, while lines can be understood as filled-in boxes.

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