Hi all,

My company makes use of a label printer (Datamax W-8306). You can create the labels using either W-8306's internal programming language (DPL) or using any software (like VFP Report Builder). In the first option (DPL) it is not necessary to use the printer driver, but the driver is needed in case you choose the second option (VFP Report Builder).

This printer has a feature named auto-numbering. This feature makes possible to print the number of the current copy being printed (1/10, 2/10, 3/10 and so on).

I will copy here the exerpt that discusses this feature:

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+ (>) Make Last Field Entered Increment Numeric (Alphanumeric)
This command, useful in printing sequenced labels, causes the printer to automatically increment a field on the labels in a batch. The numeric data in the field will increment by the value assigned after the plus sign (+) each time a label is produced (or the greater than character [>] can be substituted to make the field increment alphabetically). This command is effective only on the label format record that it follows, and is intended to be used with the Q, E, or G commands.

Syntax: *pii
Where: * - Is + for numeric increment, or > for alphanumeric increment.
p - Is the fill character for the left-hand character of the field.
ii - Is the amount by which to increment the field.

Sample: L
13220000000000012345
+01
Q0003
E

The sample will generate a single field label format that prints the initial label with a value of 12345,
and then increments that number by one for the next two labels.
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Here is my problem: The labels we are printing are created with VFP Report Builder, thus it is not possible (I think) to make use of the auto-numbering feature. I am afraid that if we would like to use this feature we have to re-write our labels using DPL language.

am I correct?
Any suggestions?


Any help appreciated.
Thanks.