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IMAGE LOAD
Chapter 2 Program Instructions
Field of Application Statement for receiving, converting and installing image and font files.
Syntax IMAGE LOAD[,],[,[,]]
is optionally the number of bytes to skip before starting to
read the data.
is the desired name of the image or font to be created.
is the size of the original file in number of bytes.
is an optional flag:
“S ”specifies that the image or font will be saved in the
printer's permanent memory ("c:"). Avoid this option (slow).
An empty string ("") specifies that the image or font will be
stored in the printer's temporary memory ("tmp:" ).
optionally specifies a communication channel OPENed for
INPUT by the number assigned to the device.
(Default: Std IN channel).
Remarks This statement prepares the printer to receive a .PCX image file, an image file
in the internal Intermec Fingerprint bitmap format or a font file on the
standard IN channel (see SETSTDIO statement) or on another communication
channel OPENed for INPUT. When the file is received, it will automatically
be converted to an image in the internal bitmap format of Intermec Fingerprint
or to a scalable font respectively.
The optional first parameter makes it possible to use this statement in MS-
DOS (CR/LF problem).
The name of an image to be created may consist of max. 30 characters
including possible extension. The image will have the same direction as the
original image file and can only be rotated 180° by means of a DIR statement.
We therefore recommend that you include the extension .1 or .2 to indicate
for which print directions the image is intended, according to the Intermec
Fingerprint convention
The name of font files is only restricted to 30 characters.
The size of the original .file should be given in bytes according to its size in
the host.
Before IMAGE LOAD can be used on a serial channel, the setup must be
changed to 8 characters, CTS/RTS handshake. When an IMAGE LOAD
statement is executed, the execution stops and waits for the number of bytes
specified in the statement to be received. During the transfer of image file data
to the printer, there is a 25 sec. timeout between characters. If a new character
has not been received within the timeout limit, an error occurs (Error 80
“Download timeout”). When the specified number of characters have been
received, the execution is resumed.
If the download was successful, the downloaded image or font will be
installed automatically and can be used without any rebooting.
Example IMAGE LOAD "Logotype.1",400,""
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