Hello,
We are in the process of developing a print-and-apply solution and need assistance with storing ZPL files on an SFTP server before sending them to the printer. Additionally, we require help in extracting the following information from the ZPL files:
- Item Description
- Item Number
- PO Number
- Order Number
This data will be printed on the labels, but we also need to store it so that when an item arrives on the conveyor, we can print the corresponding label. Once the correct label is identified, it will be printed and applied to the carton.
A few details about our setup:
- The label data is generated by our Warehouse Management System (WMS).
- We are using NiceLabel to design the labels, and it's installed on-premises.
- Our label volume exceeds 100,000 labels per day.
Is it possible to retrieve the ZPL files when the print command is sent and extract the information mentioned above? Any guidance on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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If the label data is generated from your WMS, you should already have the data before populating the data to a ZPL label to print.
If you really want to extract the label data from an ZPL file, you can do so by parsing the ZPL file, which is a text file. You can use pattern match to search through the ZPL text file to get the label data before sending the ZPL to the printer for label printing.