# Ability to pass text to system.print.createPrintJob

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-pass-text-to-system-print-createprintjob/5551>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 10, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-pass-text-to-system-print-createprintjob/5551 "2012-12-10T14:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![EdK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@EdK](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EdK)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-pass-text-to-system-print-createprintjob/5551/1 "2012-12-10T14:05:54Z")

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This would be very useful to send ASCII text to a barcode printer or other device that requires raw text (i.e. ZPL to a Zebra printer).

Currently, the printJob only prints a raster image of a component and it’s contents.