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zebra label printer with smartform

former_member358225 — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:26:34 GMT

I am developing labels using smart form.

output device is zebra printer.When i am doing print preview by giving 'locl' o/p is fine.

while when i am giving "PTHS' display is like below. Contains very thick border and -- sign instead of data.

kindly suggest.

I checked the config part its fine.

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

Former Member — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:09:17 GMT

What is the SPAD definition for your printers ?

Rich

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

Patrick_vN — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:19:17 GMT

I've had some problems with zebra printers as well. Weird thing when that using the zebra printer locally, we did not have these layout issues. Only when setting the printer up as a SAP printer the layout from the smartform was modified.

After checking with zebra, it turned out to be a known issue at that time. So we ended up installing the zebra drivers locally and used the local print option.

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

former_member358225 — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:28:10 GMT

Device type : lb_zeb device class : standard printer host printer: pths

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

alexander_bolloni — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:34:28 GMT

Hi,

LB_ZEB is a kind of "text only" device type used many years ago when SAP did not have support for Zebra ZPL printer language and you would put actual ZPL commands as text into your SAPscript form..

LB_ZEB does nothing except route the text from your form as text output to the printer.

For your label created with Smart Forms, use a device type which creates actual ZPL code via a SAP printer driver, like LZEB2.

Alternatively, Zebra also offers an own ABAP-based ZPL printer driver and corresponding device types, see note 1173046.

Regards,

Alex

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

silver1 — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:35:05 GMT

Correctly setup device type for Zebra printer is main point. Please look at notes 750772 and 750002.

Regards.

Re: zebra label printer with smartform

sriram_ramesh — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:27:29 GMT

Hello Anand,

We had similar issue in our project.

But we contacted the basis team for this.

I think it has something to do with the configuration.