^DF — Download (Store) a Format

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Command reference: Labelary ZPL introduction.

Below, commands are bold, parameters are colored, field data stays plain.

^DF — Download (Store) a Format

Goal

Store a format on the printer with ^DF.

Description

^DF stores the format that follows under a name in printer memory; ^FN marks the fill-in fields. The next lesson recalls it with ^XF.

Example

^XA
^DFR:STORED.ZPL
^FO20,20^A0N,28,28^FN1^FS
^FO20,70^A0N,28,28^FN2^FS
^XZ

No preview: the preview service cannot store formats, so a ^DF label cannot be rendered here. This exact layout recalled — with its preview — is the next lesson.

Result

Stored, not printed: the preview service cannot store formats, so there is no preview here — the recall with its preview is the next lesson.

Article author: Arthur Isaev