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Zebra label spool output

BBB123 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:45:32 GMT

Hi,

When printing a label via MM, I get in the spool 7 pages for each label printer. What could cause this? Printer is a GT800.

Thanks,

Joris

Re: Zebra label spool output

Former Member — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:59:03 GMT

7 pages for each label printed ???

Could be many reasons from paper size defined in SAP to paper size defined on the printer, configuration, customer configuration to oputput multiple labels.

Give some more information.

Are these pages complete labels ? or does only part of a label get printed on each label on the printer ?

When did this start happening ?? Have you ever been able to print labels correctly ?

Rich

Re: Zebra label spool output

BBB123 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:05:04 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your promt reply. The labels are 3 x 4 inch. The 7 pages just appear in the spool. The labels print fine and correct qty. Page format is also 3 x 4 inch.I am the MM consultant, the ABAP resource cannot find the cause yet.

Re: Zebra label spool output

Former Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:16:56 GMT

What happens with a print preview ?

I can't offer much more on this since it doesn't appear to be printer related.

Rich

Re: Zebra label spool output

alexander_bolloni — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:24:37 GMT

Joris,

which device type/method are you using for your Zebra printing?

Could it be you use SAPscript/SmartForms to send predefined ZPL2 commands to printer (as described in note 179934)?

This is an age-old technique used before a ZPL2 printer driver for Zebra existed in SAP.

In that case, actually the printer commands (=plain text in case of ZPL2) are formatted in the forms tool in SAP and, if you have many ZPL2 commands (you always have one ZPL command per line), you may have 7 pages of text (=7 pages of ZPL command text lines), which produce one label.

Regards,

Alex

Re: Zebra label spool output

BBB123 — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:06:17 GMT

Hi,

Print previews are blank since it cannot translate the ZPL code in a print preview.

Re: Zebra label spool output

BBB123 — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:07:17 GMT

Hi,

The device type is LB_ZEB2.