CODESOFT generates intelligent native printer code to a Printer Object File (POF) based on a CODESOFT label design. The POF has placeholders for variable data in the output code that allow the host application to “swap” field names within the output file with actual variable data from the legacy database before the code is sent to the printer. The information in the files is identified by delimiters that enable an analysis program to detect the data and replace it with the corresponding values.

Click the label to view POF

First a label is designed with CODESOFT, and then the label is exported as a native printer code file using the POF utility. This printer code can then be uploaded to the host system for integration into the existing code.

Once the POF file has been generated and incorporated into the host system, labels can be printed without a labeling software program, and can be printed from applications that run on platforms other than Windows.

Although this does provide a viable alternative to custom code for those that cannot use middleware, it is not an on-the-fly solution and requires a significant knowledge of the legacy system to properly prepare the analysis program.