Printing labels (barcode, datamatrix code, ...) with LabView via Codesoft (activeX automation open ref close ...)

[sppspb]

keys2global.vi  and ErrorLogFile.vi are missing, cloud you pleas post it. Without these I ould not able to run print lable.vi

Thank you very much.

[maximint]

Hello,

this issue is solved thanks. The codesoft printing with Labview is working perfectly.

Many Thanks.

[sppspb]

 I need to create a LabView program  to communicate with the BRADYSOFT 8.5 ULTIMATE on an Active X level. The VI should ask for the template and the number of copies to print.

It should also support a reprint option once the user is asked if the labels are acceptable or not.

I tried your VI, but I am getting following errors

The property node has one or more invalid properties or uninitialized property items.

The refnum class that is being passed into this node is not fully defined.  This is because the refnum is defined using external files, and one or more of these files are missing. 

I do have BRADYSOFT 8.5 ULTIMATE software to print label.

I need type library  Lppx2.tlb, how can I get it?

I do not know how to install and use the type library with LabView 2012, could you please assist me.

Thank you very much.

[sppspb]

I need to create a LabView program to communicate with the BRADYSOFT 8.5 ULTIMATE on an Active X level. The VI should ask for the template and the number of copies to print.

It should also support a reprint option once the user is asked if the labels are acceptable or not.

I tried to use your VI for my application but keys2global.vi and ErrorLogFile.vi are missing, cloud you pleas post it.

Thank you very much.

[rolfk]

Those VIs are about 6 years old, and written for the Codesoft software component. I'm not sure what version that was nor if your Bradysoft is actually the successor of Codesoft or an entirely different software product.

Even if it actually the successor of Codesoft it is very possible that version 8.5 installs somewhat different ActiveX components with different names and/or different methods. You will have to find the new ActiveX library that gets installed by Bradysoft 8.5. Maybe Bradysoft also abandoned support for ActiveX and moved all to .Net. I wouldn't know. In any case you have to find either the ActiveX library or the .Net library that Bradysoft means users to use when interfacing to their software. If it is Active X you will at least have to relink the Active X refnum to the new component and possibly make adjustments to the method calls too, to adapt to the newer interface.

If there is no Active X interface anymore, you will have to figure out the .Net interface and write a library of your own that interfaces to Codesoft using the .Net functionality in LabVIEW.

This link seems to indicate that Bradysoft and Codesoft are rather different products and that Brady actually tried about three years ago to transit their Bradysoft 8.x users to move to Codesoft 9.0. So I'm pretty sure that the Bradysoft library will be somewhat different to Codesoft and according to that link seems to have been obsoleted 3 years ago. So these VIs can't be used without modifications for Bradysoft and may need even modification for the current Codesoft version 10 library. But I have nor a Codesoft license available nor the time to do anything with this.

[maximint]

Hello sppspb,

we had several LabView/Codesoft applications in our company. I attached for you a complete project.

It's a simple label print application. We use it with Codesoft 7 Runtime. It's made with LabView 8.5.1.

I hope it helps you with your BRADYSOFT 8.5 ULTIMATE.

Best regards, Thomas.

[sppspb]

Thank you very much.

[sppspb]

I really appreciate your helping hand.

Thank you very much

[sppspb]

Following subvis are missing, Could you please post it, Thanks

Config Data Read From File.vi

Config Data Set File Path.vi

Config Dta Open Reference.vi

Config Data Close Referance.vi

Invalid Config Data Referance.vi

[maximint]

Hello,

these are VIs which are part of LabView.

Can be found here: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.5\vi.lib

Try also to make a Mass Compile.

BR