Beta test - POS shelf tags / labels

[Dale Harris]

Well here is a new feature to test. The program will now print tags/ labels from your stock table. This download link <center> This feature is now part of the current release of the POS program.</center> will download a file containing only new CF2.EXE, POS.EXE, POSCONFG.EXE, and STOCKS.EXE when it is unzipped. This assumes that you currently have version 6.19 or later on your computer.

Make sure that you backup your current files first.

It would be really swell if you could try this out and report back if it works for you or any changes you might want to make.


Here is the documentation.
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SHELF TAGS
When you can edit the stock table press "[F5] Move / Export Lines" and then select the stock items you want to print as shelf tags / labels.

Press [7] to export lines from your stock table to either a printer, a text file that can be loaded into any word processing program, or a data file that can then be loaded into any spreadsheet or database program.

When exporting you may export all lines, all selected lines, or all lines with non-zero stock numbers.

You may choose only those fields you wish to export and the order in which you wish to export them.

You may choose to export your merchandise as LINES or SHELF TAGS. "Lines" will export the fields for each item on one line.

If you choose to export "shelf tags" you will have several options. "Custom" will print each field on a separate line in the order you have chosen. A label will proceed the data on each line except for the "stock number", "description", and "vendor stock number" lines.

<center><pre>3713541354121
IMPORT RUBBER GRIP KEY
PRICE: 4.29
INVENTORY: 236
COST: .89
XFG4154141HDSDH41

Sample custom tag.</pre></center>

"Price" tags will print only the stock number, description and price on a tag no matter what fields you have chosen.

<center><pre>IMPORT RUBBER GRIP KEY
3713541354121 REG. 4.29

Sample price tag.</pre></center>

"Sale" tags will print only the stock number, description, regular price and sale price on a tag no matter what fields you have chosen. However if the item has a sale price of 0.00 then a "price" will be printed instead of a "sale" tag even though you have selected to print "sale" tags.

<center><pre>IMPORT RUBBER GRIP KEY
3713541354121
REG. 4.29 Sale 3.99

Sample sale tag.</pre></center>

There are several format options for shelf tags...

"## Lines from the top of one tag to the top of the next tag." You must set this correctly to start printing at the top of each tag on the sheet. You must make sure that you have set the number of lines to equal or greater than the number of lines on a tag.

"## Tags per row. (How many across?)" If your sheets of tags are placed 2 across on the sheet then you will probably want to print 2 across tags.

"## Tag width. (In characters.)" From the left edge of one tag to the left edge of the tag next to it how many characters must you print?

"## Left margin. (In characters.)" This shifts tags to the right.

"## Top margin. (In lines.)" This will shift tags down the page.

"## Printed lines per page" (If zero, printing will be continous,) No "page feed" if zero.

"## Bottom margin. (In lines.) Blank lines at the botttom of the page.

"Justification." You may choose to justify your tags to the LEFT, CENTER, or RIGHT.

Since shelf tags have many settings you will probably want to "[F7] See sample output" before you actually begin exporting tags. Be careful, this program assumes that you know what you want to do and if you select to print 78 tags wide with 81 characters to the next tag and 64 lines per tag then the program will actually try to do this. The results will not be pretty and will use up a whole forest of paper. Or the program will just die.

You may export as TEXT or DATA. TEXT may be sent to the printer or as a disk file that can be loaded into any word processing file. After loading a TEXT file into your word processing program make sure that you change the font to COURIER (in your word processing software) otherwise the columns will not line up. DATA files are saved as "comma delimited" files and may be loaded into any spreadsheet or database software. NOTE: in DATA files, quotes (") in "descriptions" and "vendor stock numbers" will be changed into double apostrophes (' ').

[Dale Harris]

I have added another feature to the POS 6.21 beta test version 5.

<center> This feature is now part of the current release of the POS program. </center>

I have reformatted the close screen, the open/close receipt, and the sales "report." Two new fields have been added "CREDIT IN REGISTER" and "DEBIT IN REGISTER." These are just like the "CASH IN REGISTER" in that it tells you the total amount of credit sales rung up (credit sales - credit returns including tax) and debit sales rung up. You can use these fields to see if any credit or debit slips are missing.

All this is actually prep work for a new feature that I am now working on that is time sensitive and must absolutely be finished by 12-31-04. I am not saying what the new feature will be but everyone will be able to use it and everyone will positively <u>LOVE</u> it.

Bulletins as events warrent. Check here often.

[Dale Harris]

Slight bug in BETA 5. It would not print the individual tax lines on the open/close receipts or a sales "Report."

BETA 6 is up here...

<center> This feature is now part of the current release of the POS program. </center>

[Alan]

Time to add my label printer to POS then!

I've got 2x Zebra/Eltron Parallel thermal label printers!

Another printer that will be useful to folk on here is the Epson TM-L60II which is a baby label printer (similar to the TM-T80)

Alan

[Dale Harris]

Alan,

Just make sure that you try out the new POS shelf tag / label feature with your printers first. Then you can tell us all if it works.

[chasmit]

Dale you are the best in the Midwest.

[Dale Harris]

A few more tweeks, a few more hits with the sledgehammer.

I am feeling really good about this one which probabally means that we are all doomed.

Feeling lucky?

<center> This feature is now part of the current release of the POS program. </center>

[lemon535]

is this feature still available in the recent pos? i have never come across it.