Hi All,
I've created a report in Ignition that utilizes the label component. The label has a simple text string and a barcode. This is working well, but I need a way to start the labels from a dynamic position on the sheet. I can't find a direct method for this.
For context, I have a process where inspectors are printing labels on a standard Avery Label sheet with 30 labels. The person only prints 5 labels at a time, however. After using a new Avery sheet, the inspector will need to print 5 more labels from a newly generated report starting at position 6 on the sheet.
I couldn't find a direct way to do it, so I altered the data source query to feed X number of blank rows, to force the starting position. This works well again, but I'm facing an issue because the label uses a barcode (Code 39). When a null string is fed to a barcode, it apparently results in a box that says "Invalid Data".
I thought this wouldn't be a problem, because the "Invalid Data" box would print on a spot where the label was already removed. However, the ink doesn't adhere to the empty spots, and this gets the rest of the labels and the printer rollers dirty, which isn't acceptable obviously.
Does anyone have any recommendations? I can't seem to format the components to show up blank either if there's no text.
Thanks in advance for any help.
