Zebra barcode printing- Changing barcode width in SAP Script

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am unable to print the barcode propely using Zebra printer Code39 barcode. The printed barcode width is small. Is there any way to increase the barcode width.

Thanks,

Satya

[RichHeilman]

Did you get the ZPLII code from a tool like BarOne? Or did you code it directly in the sapscript yourself? Can you post the line of code that is printing the barcode?

Regards,

RIch Heilman

[Former Member]

Yes, I got the ZPLII code from BarOne.

But it was printing some junk graphic box 'SAMPLE'.

Here is the code related from Barone.

NEW-PAGE

^XA

^DFBIN_LA-1FS

^PRC

^LH0,0FS

^LL406

^MD0

^MNY

^LH0,0FS

^FO5,45GB203,0,53^FSFO21,57^A0N,50,50FR^FDSAMPLEFS^FO203,165GB203,0

,53^FSFO219,177^A0N,50,50FR^FDSAMPLEFS^FO117,88AAN,77,44^CI0FR^FN999FS

^BY3,3.0FO118,213^{B3N,N,100,N,Y}FR^FN999FS

^XZ

NEW-PAGE

^XA

^XFBIN_LA-1.ZPL

^FN999FD&G_LGPLA&^FS

^PQ1,0,1,N

^XZ

^FX End of job

So I wrote my own code by referring ZPL manual.

Below is the code for which the width of barcode is an issue(small).

^XA

^LH0,0

^LL306

^FO85,20

^BY3 ^B3N,N,135,N,N ^FD&G_LGPLA&^FS

^CF0,42,75

^FO85,190 ^FD&G_LGPLA&FS

^XZ

Since I dont have the printer with me, I was not able to print them and adjust them.

I am always depending on the Client feedback. Client is very unhappy.

He says the Zebra printer is working fine.

Thanks,

Satya.

[Former Member]

Hai,

You dont need a Zebra bar one tool for printing graphics from smartforms. You need to have propers

drivers and proper settings in place. Take a look at the OSS notes 750772 - Information on the ZPL-II

printer driver for SmartForms

Check the point 5 in the above oss notes:

5) Support of bitmap graphics

Colored bitmap graphics from SmartForms are changed to black and white when you print

from the LZPL printer driver. If the picture quality is affected by this conversion,

change the graphic to B/W with a graphics program (such as PaintShop Pro), and import

it to SmartForms as as a black and white graphic. Monochrome graphics are not converted

by the driver. However, all graphics may be justified to adjust the size of the graphic

to the printer resolution (203, 300 or 600 dpi).

During the import to SmartForms, you have the option to flag a bitmap as "resident".

In this case, the LZPL printer driver saves the graphic in the RAM of the printer when

it first occurs (Device "R:" of the zebra printer). At the end of the spool request,

the driver deletes the graphic again from the printer's RAM, so that no more memory

remains occupied.

Resident graphics during label printing from SmartForms are therefore only faster

if more than one label is printed within a spool request, and the resident graphic

is repeated on each label.

Regards

Sreeni

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivas,

Thanks for the reply,

The problem is...my customer is currently operating on service pack45,

For the barcoded smartform, we need Service pack 47. Customer is not in a position to apply any additional packs. And more over he wanted only in SAP Scripts.

Thanks,

Satya.

[RichHeilman]

If you change the 135 to something bigger, does this not increase the size of your barcode?

^BY3 ^B3N,N,<b>135</b>,N,N ^FD^&G_LGPLA&^FS

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Rich,

That 135 is representing the hight of the barcode.

For me the hight is sufficient. Problem is width.

Thanks,

Satya.

[RichHeilman]

The width is directly related to the number of characters in the string which the barcode represents.

If you have 1 character in the string, the barcode will be short, if you have 20 characters in the string the barcode will be long.

What is the norm, with the string always contain 3 characters or 15 characters? If only 3 characters, you can make it longer by adding leading zeros or something.

Or is your intent, to stretch out the barcode even if it has 3 characters? If so, this concerns me. Why, because barcodes are made up of black space and white space. this is how the scanner reads the data in the barcode. It measure the black space and white space, so if you where to stretch it out, the scanner may not read it correctly, right?

Regards,

Rich Heilman