# Send ZPL command to Zebra 170PAX4 via TCP/IP Socket

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**Created:** [March 10, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-zpl-command-to-zebra-170pax4-via-tcp-ip-socket/6003 "2013-03-10T03:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/send-zpl-command-to-zebra-170pax4-via-tcp-ip-socket/6003/25 "2021-05-06T15:35:27Z")

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As long as the gateway has access to the printer, there should be no issue using ZPL.

> [@Printing barcode to Zebra printer](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-barcode-to-zebra-printer/8957/11):
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> Finally made it back to my desk. Here’s a chopped down version of what I use. from java.net import Socket from java.io import DataOutputStream partnum = 'ABCBEFGH' serialNum = '12345678' strMessage100 = "^XA" strMessage110 = "^BY3,3,60^FT065,120,^BCN,N,N,N,N^FDP%s^FS" % partNum strMessage111 = "^FT170,040^A0N,40,45^FD%s^FS" % partNum strMessage112 = "^FT065,260,^BCN,N,N,N,N^FDS%s^FS" % serialNum strMessage113 = "^FT170,170^A0N,40,45^FD%s^FS" % serialNum strMessage199 = "^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ" strO…

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