Reserved Words

  • TRUEDATE

    Can be used as a field name. If used then each batch is sent to the printer individually with the computer date used instead of the printer date.

  • TRUETIME

    Can be used as a field name. If used then each batch is sent to the printer individually with the computer time used instead of the printer time.

  • TRUECOUNT

    Can be used as a field name. If used the value of the field will be used as the default number of batches in the print request screen. It can also be used to specify the default batch size by specifying both the number of batches and batch size separated by a comma. For example 10,2 will cause the print request screen to default to 10 batches of 2 labels per batch.

  • @TRUECOUNT

    Can be used as a source for copied or linked fields. If used this will evaluate to the number of batches specified when the print job was created.

  • @USERID

    Can be used as a source for copied or linked fields. If used this will evaluate to the name of the current EASYLABEL user or “default” if no user is signed in.

  • DATE

    Can be used in an arithmetic expression. If used it will evaluate to the current system date.

  • $ALL

    Can be used as the variable data for a field when the field has database source. If used this will select all records in the database.

  • BARSUPP

    Can be used as a database field/column name. If used in a database then all barcodes on the format are suppressed and will not be printed unless:

    • A single record was chosen instead of all records or $ALL.

    • The current record being printed contains n, N, f, or F under the BARSUPP field/column.

  • FMTNAME

    Can be used as a database field/column name. The values of the database field/column are EASYLABEL format names. When EASYLABEL prints a record from a database containing FMTNAME the format stored under FMTNAME is used instead of the format used to create the print job. If the value under FMTNAME is empty then the format used to create the print job is used.

    Any formats that connect to a database using FMTNAME should not connect to any other databases. Variable data from the format used to create the print job is copied to the formats that are loaded during printing. It is advised that all formats that connect to a database using FMTNAME have the same variable fields.

  • FMTCOUNT

    Can be used as a database field/column name. If used in a database then the value of the FMTCOUNT field/column in a record determines the batch size for that record. If the value is empty then no labels are printed for that record. FMTCOUNT has no effect when an individual record is selected for printing, all records or $ALL is required.

  • LBLCOUNT

    Can be used as a database field/column name. If used in a database and a single record was selected then the value of the field/column for that record is used as the default number of batches in the print request screen. This has no effect when all records are selected for printing.