Regd Interface of Bartender Software with LabVIEW

[Ranga2]

I have a .prn file which is used to design labels. And we are going to use the Bartender Software to print labels in the .pnr format. 

We are using SATO CL4NXPlus printer for printing the labels. Can anyone help me with finding a VI to control the Bartender Software through LabVIEW.

It would be very useful if anyone can send me an example VI on the control of Bartender Software with LabVIEW.

Thank You

[santo_13]

It would be best to reach out to the manufacturer of Bartended Software to check if they have examples for LabVIEW.

[Ranga2]

Thanks for the reply,

Is it possible to communicate the any other printer like zebra GT430T or Sato CLN4X PLUS using RS232 communication. Kindly share any examples or ideas

[JÞB]

Honestly, EVERY Time I wind up with a label printer in my project I have to go back, restudy the manuals, search these forums for Mark Yedinak's expert posts and then, sometimes, I still have to impose on our personal friendship.

I recommend trying the second one (Searching posts from user "Mark Yedinak") while having a manual and notebook handy! Use a pencil and keep the notebook safe.

[tst]

One option for working with Bartender is to configure a label in the designer to take the data from a text file (I believe they call it a database and that it's comma or tab separated and you can take the data either by column index or column label). You can then call the Bartender executable using the System Exec VI and pass command line parameters to it to define things like the label file, the data file and the printer. I'm assuming the command line options should be documented.

[joavar]

Bartender 2021 (and later) has a Print Portal API that you can easily use and print labels from LabVIEW.

https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053982393-Print-Portal-REST-API

Bartender 2022 Preview 2 also introduces a new REST API (separate and different from the Print Portal API).

https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4413327349655-BarTender-REST-API

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