QuickLabel Designer Pro - Manual (Page 134)

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RequestedQuantity Contains the quantity of the labels as specified by the user or
external application.
ShortLabelName Contains the name of the label without the path. Only filename
with the extension LBL is available.
SystemUserName Contains the name of the system Windows user that is logged in
and is running the application.
TotalQuantityPrinted Contains the quantity of all unique labels printed. Label copies
are not included in this variable, only the number of different
labels is.
UserName Contains the name of the user that is logged in and is using the
application. This variable has some value only when you have
enabled user management in the software.
Types of Variables
Each type of variable has its own icon to easier distinguish variables among each other. The icon in
front of the variable name determines its type.
The available types of variables are:
System Date/Time variable
Printer Date/Time variable
Counter variable
Counter variable with enabled Dynamic Value
Prompt variable
Prompt variable with enabled Dynamic Value
Global variable
Database variable
Function-generated variable
Internal variable
Locked variable
Using Printer Internal Increment Counter
Almost all thermal printers offer internal increment counter. This is a special printer counter that
counts labels internally. The printer only receives the first value of the counter and then auto-
matically increments the counter in steps of 1 on the subsequent labels. Using this option reduces the
amount of data transferred between computer and printer as only start value is sent to printer. This
can significantly speed up label production.
1. Create a new variable "Counter". Instructions for this step can be found in the topic
Create a serial number, counter .
2. To use counter as internal printer element please pay attention to the following settings:
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The variable's maximum length is limited by you printer. You should find this
value in your printer's Owner Manuals. If you can not find this value, experiment.
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The variable length has to be set to Fixed.
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The variable format has to be set to Numeric.