How to Use b-PAC
Before Starting Development
To create a label printing program using b-PAC, it is necessary that a computer used for development is installed with the following.
- b-PAC SDK
- An outputting printer driver
- Development environment
- P-touch Editor (for creation and correction of label template files)
Re-deploying a program to client computer
To have a created program re-deployed to a client computer, the client computer needs to be installed with the following.
- b-PAC component
- An outputting printer driver
Label template files are also needed. (They can be stored and used from a file-sharing server.)
Please be aware that "b-PAC SDK" itself cannot be re-deployed.
For details of re-deployment method, please refer to the b-PAC SDK documents.
How to Create a Program
Program creation procedures
The following shows basic creation procedures. Here, a fixed asset management label is created as an example.
- 1. Install a printer driver of the label printer.
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Download and install b-PAC.
(b-PAC Download) - 3. Create a template file (label layout file) with P-touch Editor.
- 4. Create an application. (The following are the examples of programs created using b-PAC SDK Ver.3.0 except for Visio Plugin.)
See the following for examples of templates created with each application.
- Example of Creating Template Files with Excel VBA
- Example of Creating Template Files with Access VBA
- Example of Creating Template Files with Visual Basic Script
- Example of Creating Template Files with Web Page (Visual Basic Script)
- Example of Creating Template Files with FileMaker™ (Visual Basic Script)
- Example of Creating Template Files with Visual Basic 2005
- Visio Plugin
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