Tech Tips
HL7 Messaging with NiceWatch Enterprise-HL7 Edition
08-08-2007 – NiceWatch Enterprise-HL7 is the messaging server edition of the NiceLabel Enterprise Series that facilitates application interoperability among disparate software applications and electronic devices in the healthcare environment. The NiceWatch Enterprise-HL7 edition provides a single point of convergence to any HIS, LIS and PIS application and simplifies bar code and RFID document printing through a common interface.
Multi-language Labeling Applications with NiceForm (Unicode Support)
04-24-2007 – NiceLabel version 5 is Unicode compliant in all modules. NiceForm labeling applications can now retrieve Unicode data from a database table and place that data directly in form objects. You can now create label printing applications with NiceForm that are multi-lingual and applicable worldwide. Learn more how to create Unicode compliant labeling applications with NiceForm in the following Tech Tip. NiceLabel version 5 – New Version, New Tools, New Features.
Introducing System Requirements for Enterprise Series Products
12-05-2006 – The introduction of the NiceLabel Enterprise Series opens the door to enterprise level label printing that requires centralized system management, monitoring and integrated high-volume printing. Installing the NiceLabel Print Center and NiceWatch Enterprise solutions in an enterprise environment requires service technicians to understand certain system and software requirements. The following Technical Tip introduces IIS, SQL Server and .Net Framework 2.0 as underlying system and software requirements for the Enterprise Series products.
Using COM (RS232) Devices in NiceLabel Suite
10-25-2006 – The NiceWatch and NiceForm modules of the NiceLabel Suite software package enable you to create an interface into COM devices. Using NiceLabel Suite, you can print bar code and RFID smart labels with data received from COM devices like scanners and scales. The COM port feature in NiceLabel provides additional value regarding labeling integration from different systems and easily turns printing applications into data collection applications.
NiceDrivers - Printer Drivers and Printer Communication
09-13-2006 – There are two components of printing labels to a thermal label printer: the thermal transfer or thermal direct printer and the printer driver which converts the label information you want to print to the printer's native language. This Technical Tip on NiceDrivers discusses how to set up a printer, ensure proper communication between printer and desktop computer, what to do when labels are not lining up correctly, and how to completely uninstall a printer driver. Understanding these topics can save you a lot of time in troubleshooting a printer driver problem.
Mobile Label Printing - Distributed (Print Server) Printing with Pocket NiceLabel
08-16-2006 – Pocket NiceLabel enables you to print bar code and RFID smart labels in a network environment. The following technical tip discusses how to create an application to print shipping labels in a mobile environment using the distributed (print server) printing method with Pocket NiceLabel and SYMBOL's MC50 mobile device. To learn more about the mobile label printing application that uses an SSCC compliant shipping label, click on the link "Mobile Label Printing–Distributed (Print Server) Printing with Pocket NiceLabel."
