Anyone have good recommendations on how to create ...
# suitescriptb
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:34 PMAnyone have good recommendations on how to create a ZPL file within SuiteScript?
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:39 PMYou can just have a function that returns a string of your zpl based off your parameters.
I have done it before. Pretty straghtforward.
Do you have any unique requirements?
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:40 PMHey thanks for your input @Azi. As I understand SuiteScript can only create certain file types.... TXT, CSV, PDF, etc
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:40 PMIs it possible to have a SuiteScript use file.create to create a ZPL file?
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:41 PMSo I don't know exactly how you plan on using that, but you can just create a text file with an extension of
.zplb
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:44 PMahhh ok then!
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:44 PMWe need to create the ZPL file, then save it in the FILE CABINET. For use later.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:44 PMBut, of course, the ZPL file must be able to be used with the Zebra printer.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:45 PMSo it is possible with file.create to set the file extension to ".ZPL" ?
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:45 PMI don't thinks so
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:46 PMOh I thought that's what you were saying earlier.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:46 PM"just create a text file with an extension of
.zpl"Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:47 PMSo you've never used file.create to create a ZPL file before?
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:48 PMSorry. Yes. I misunderstood your last question.
So it is possible with file.create to set the file extension to ".ZPL" ?Yes. Should should be able to create a plain text file and just name it myfile.zpl
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:48 PMOk ok then good news there.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:48 PMLet me give it a try then!
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:48 PMI could be wrong
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alien4u
04/25/2022, 2:49 PMZPL is just a text file, nothing else.
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:49 PMHey @alien4u thx for the input.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:49 PMI suppose for an actual Zebra printer to actually print the file though. It must have a .ZPL extension.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:49 PMI don't think Zebra printers will take .TXT files.
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:50 PM@alien4u
Correct, but will file.create automatically add a file extension?
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:50 PMSo trying to determine how to create that .ZPL file fully and wholly within Suitescript.
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alien4u
04/25/2022, 2:50 PMYou should be able to create a file with any extension you want...
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:50 PMThat's what I thought
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:50 PMAhhh... I was under the understanding that file.create can only create files with certain extensions.... TXT, CSV, PDF etc
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:51 PMMaybe there is a way to have file.create create a .ZPL file then??
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alien4u
04/25/2022, 2:52 PM@Brian Brown File create defines the file type but you can set whatever name you want, including the extension.
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:53 PMAhhh ok ok then! We're not limited to a certain set of defined file extensions then?
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:53 PMgood news there... and that's mostly what I was trying to understand here
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:53 PMThx guys, I think that makes sense.
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:53 PMNext, to find a library function to create ZPL text content! lol 😄
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alien4u
04/25/2022, 2:55 PM@Brian Brown No library that I'm aware of, you need to create the ZPL content yourself, I used this back in the day when I was creating stuff for Zebra Printers
alien4u
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Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:55 PMThank you @alien4u. Great tool here!
Brian Brown
04/25/2022, 2:55 PMThanks guys, I owe you one!
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Azi
04/25/2022, 2:56 PMWith template literals available in 2.1 its very easy to do yourself once you generate the what you want the label to look like in labelary
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