Version 3.3 adds powerful batch printing functionality, which allows users to specify a number sequence or a data file as the data source.
To set up the data source, click on the button on Print dialog.
The Batch Setup dialog provides two operating
modes: Number Sequence and Data File.
Number Sequence allows you to define a
series of data started from Initial Value,
incremented or decremented by a specified value within a character
set specified. A simple example is to print barcodes with data 000 ~ 999
encoded (total 1,000 labels). You can specify the sequence as:
Type: Increment
Character Set: Numeric Only
By Value: 1
Intial Value: 000
Number of Runs: 1000
The number sequence algorithm assumes that the number created has
fixed length (which is implicit through the Intial Value.
If you specify 000 as the intial value, all numbers generated will be
fixed with 3 digits.
The significant digit rolls back to zero when the value goes beyond the maximum
value. For example, if you specify the Number of Runs as 1001, the last run will
go back to 000, instead of 1000. This is called Number Wrap.
For this reason, always make sure that you put enough leading zeros in the intial
value.
Number Sequence dialog supports the following options:
- Type
Allows you to specify the movement direction of the alogorithm: Increment or Decrement.
- Character Set
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This function allows you to specify the character set combination. Monterey Barcode Creator supports the following combinations:
Numeric Only. This is the default option. The algorithm operates on an integer counter. For exmaple: 000, 003, 006, 009, 012...
Uppercase Alphanumeric. This character set includes all digits and all upper case letters, with upper case letters at higher position. Example: AA9, AAA, AAB, AAC, AAD...
Upperscase Alpha. This character set includes all upper case letters only. Example: AAX, AAY, AAZ, ABA, ABB...
Hexadecimal. The algorithm operates on a hexadecimal counter. For example: 009, 00A, 00B, 00C...
Custom. It indicates that you are supplying your own character set (in the Custom Set box).
- Custom Set
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If you choose a custom set, you must enter the allowable characters in this set. Note that the order of characters is also important. For example,
0123ABCDis a different custom set from0A1B2C3D. In the former case, 333 becomes 33A after being incremented by 1. In the latter case, the result is 33D.For example, suppose that your order number is uppercase alphanumeric and does not contain characters O (to be confused with digit 0), I (to be confused with 1) and Q. Selet Custom in the Character Set box, and fill the Custom Set with the value below:
0123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ
- By Value
Sets the interval by which the number increments or decrements.
- Intial Value
Sets the value for the first label in the series.
- Number of Runs
Sets the number of runs after which the printing stops.