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Label Printing from any
Software, any Platform
At times automated printing is required in a multi-operating
system environment (Unix, AS/400, Host, etc.) or complex
application environments (ERP, WMS, etc.), where it is not
possible to write program code using Automation commands.
Deploying NiceWatch, a powerful data detection module,
provides an affordable solution in these situations
that acts as middle-ware on a Windows-based PC.
Main Characteristics:
- Enable printing from other local or
remote applications running within the network
- Trigger label printing with simple file
drop on a shared disk (including data or commands)
- Connect with COM port devices (scale,
barcode reader) using monitoring or polling
- Internet printing (e-mail, TCP/IP
sockets)
- Data filtering (use existing reports,
printer command files, etc.)
- Optional VB Scripting for advanced
programming control
- Could run as a service (no user login
required) on Windows NT/2000/XP
Data Detection:
NiceWatch is an event-driven application
capable of monitoring and detecting data in many
different formats to trigger the start of label production.
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The standard scenario involves writing
text files or exporting databases from an ERP system or
other application to a shared network drive. Other
trigger options include communication from serial port devices
(bar code reader, scale, etc.) and monitoring POP3 mail
accounts. The TCP/IP trigger option allows you to accept
information via TCP/IP ports from other computers or devices
on the network.
Cross application and platform printing
utilizing the data-detection module
Should the incoming data be in a non-structured format
(reports, printer command files, serial port and TCP/IP data,
etc.), there are many ways to process it. NiceWatch provides
numerous filters to properly extract data for label
printing, leaving the existing application entirely
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