Added JMagic WYSIWYG Label Design Interface

Added ability to change user library in MarkMagic

Added ability to copy a format from one user library directly to another user library.

Added SM@RT Heading fields, where a heading field's descriptive information comes from a message file. This is done by keying "@msg" followed by a message id in the Description field of a *HEADING field.

F4 function key is supported for choosing message id's from a list.

Datamax driver: Added cache memory for scalable fonts command.

Added Master Formats. Master formats function as format "templates" that contain Data fields only. Other "Dependent" formats refer to Master formats, linking to the Data fields as needed.

A new, faster method of passing variable data to MarkMagic printing - data queue. In addition to passing variable data to PRTLBLF via label file, data structure (and *SPOOLFILE), can now pass variable data via a data queue.

Increased DATA parameter in PRTLBLF from 3,000 characters to 5,000 characters to accomodate larger variable data needs, especially for master formats and for 2D bar codes.

Moved all data files out of MRKMAG library.

Default MarkMagic User library is MRKMAGDTA.

Changed default value for SPOOLNAME parameter in PRTLBLF command from *PRTF to *FMT.

Add a new value for PRTLBLF Forms Alignment parameter - *NONE.

Added SM@RT Forms: By "mapping" fields to an AS/400 spooled file, instead of to data base fields, users can quickly design a form and/or label based on an existing spooled file, without any programming to produce a label file. The SM@RT Forms feature provides the visual mapping capability, allowing the definition of fields by visually choosing them from a spooled file display.

Spooled data can be transformed into bar codes, eliminated, rotated, moved, duplicated, fonts changed, etc.

Added AFPDS overlays: Generate Label File command (GENLBLFD) can produce AS/400 overlay objects that can be used in existing AS/400 print programs, thereby eliminating perprinted forms without any additional programming.

Added Monarch Compliance Library

Added RJS Thermabar 260 and 285 print drivers.

Added Eltron Privilege plastic card print driver with Magnetic Stripe capability.

Added support for printers connected via Symbol Technologies RF networks.

Added UPS Maxicode Wizard. Uses new feature, SM@RT codes, as field type designations. Also uses new feature, SM@RT files, to predefine all variable fields along with SM@RT codes. Also uses new feature, Select a Range of Fields, to define the entire Maxicode set of links in one operation.

In the PRTLBLF command's From record number (FROMRCD) parameter, added value of *LAST. In the PRTLBLF command's Enable ASCII Transparency (ATRN) parameter, added value of *DIR.

In the CRTLBLF & GENLBLFD commands added a new optional parameter, OPTIMIZE (Optimize Field Order).

Added new troubleshooting command, EDTSPLF, for creating and/or changing spool files.

When adding a new *LINK field, if the user presses enter and no links exist yet, the Work with Links screen is displayed

DataMax driver: Added support for backfeed with blackmark and with other (no sensor) stock.

Added a program, GETMMJOB, that can be called from a user application to check if a particular MarkMagic job exists.

Added a command, RUNMPFJOB (Run Multi-Part Forms Job), so that users can easily replace existing multiple parts continuous forms with a page printer's output. Each part can use different format, drawer and bin combinations.

Added typing short-cuts in Work with Field screens.

Monarch 9445 printer support.

Monarch 9401 printer support.

Data base field selection.

Pre-loaded graphics.

Load production data while creating label file.

Label, field, character, line rotation.

Translate unprintable characters.

Sample coding examples.

IMPLBLFMT (Import Label Format) and EXPLBLFMT (Export label format) commands.  

Monarch 5070 printer support.

Monarch 5180 printer support.

Monarch 5170 printer support.

Copy formats across printer types.

Pop-up selection windows.

Menu selections to display and change spooled files, spool writers, and printer device status.

Graphics import and export utilities.

F9 (Command line) added to menus, and panels.

Print Monitor: Fixed problem of the correct spool file not always being passed to the job.

Intermec driver: Fixed Triumvirate font with variable data formatting issue.

Printronix driver: Fixed problem of bar code fields not printing at minimum height values.

Label file printing: Fixed problem of label file with more than 400 fields not printing.

Monarch driver: Incrementing and repetition fixed. A value of 'P' (for Program control) added to Device Table's Repetition Used field. Corrected sending *hdg field type.

HPPCL5 driver: Incrementing and repetition fixed. A value of 'P' (for Program control) added to Device Table's Repetition Used field.

Corrected printing with a top margin offset value.

Corrected multiple page printing. Next page was getting previous page's values in certain cases.

Import/Export: Corrected target graphic re-numbering.

Adobe PDF Option: Various fixes; variable color graphics is now working as intended.

List View: Corrected ability to do multiple actions at a time from the fields list panel.

Adobe PDF/e-mail Option: Fixed OVRPRTF command to allow email address information. 

Print Preview: Variable graphic support added.

JMagic Linking enhanced. JMagic looks at the fields' actual lengths, rather than the length of the data in the description of the source field.

Grids and Templates: Grid Options added to the “New Format” dialogue.

Graphics: Field length can now be manually set. This helps with variable graphics. Setting reference to H, 0, D, 0, will change the length automatically to the required length.

Prompt preferences (Edit>>Preferences), can be modified in JMagic.  

Templates fit on the page correctly and match the rotation of the format.

Zebra Outline fonts have improved appearance in JMagic.

Fixed rotated PCL bar code fields.

Adobe PDF Option: Various fixes; variable color graphics now supported in JMagic 

Added WRKMMVSN (Work MarkMagic Version) command that shows User Version overrides in MarkMagic. User Version can be changed on the display, or the User Data Area can be deleted.

JMagic: Faster Source Graphic retrieval without distortion.

Zebra driver: Added support for new RFID command set (RS, RF commands) to support new generation of EPC capable RFID printers. Subclass RFID2 designates the new printer types.

Intermec driver: Added support for code page setting based on character sets. Added support for Multinational Code Page 850. Added height adjustment routine for PDF417 bar code. Added support for white text fields on black background.

Eltron driver: Added support for MaxiCode bar code.

2D Laser Bar Code printing performance improved. Can now handle bigger bar codes. 

JMagic: Fixed QuickCreate toolbar button function.

Changes in *MASTER format now refresh in Field List without restarting JMagic.

Fixed Courier font display to match PCL and JPCL print output.

Fixed graphics rotation method.

CRTLBLF (Create a Label File) command now runs in User Library.

Field List refreshes upon addition of new field.

Graphics rotate when Format is rotated.

Intermec driver: Fixed Transportation Header Code.

Scaled Outline font width by .83 to match Zebra scaling.

Fixed MaxiCode printing.

Fixed graphics support for PDF Option.

Fixed Format Import. Fields and Links were not being imported when *ADD or *REPLACE was chosen.

Fixed Print Monitor. Users without *JOBCTL authority were able to start the monitor jobs. Now, both the starting and ending jobs check for user authority before they are submitted. Users without the proper system authority cannot control jobs.

Fixed Eltron PDF417 bar code support.

Eliminated need to have product library on the library list in order to run the GETMMJOB program.

Printronix PGL 2D printing corrected. 

New HPPCL5EDG driver adds ability to print closer to the edge of laser printed documents.

HPPCL5 driver: Increased maximum 1D bar code field length to 50 characters, from the previous maximum of 30. This was done to accomodate the FedEx ASTRA Bar Code code field which is 32 characters long.

DataMax driver: Added support for Print Offset Position Command to support Avery Soabar 360 and 362 printers. (also changed in MarkMagic 4.1).

Intermec driver: Added support for graphics, and outline fonts.

Qualified calls to MRKMAG. In previous versions of MarkMagic, some users had hardcoded calls to MarkMagic commands such as RUNMMJOB and PRTLBLF using MRKMAG as the library. The new MarkMagic SETMMVSN command allows users to switch between Versions 4.1 and 5.1 without the need to change any of their existing code, even qualified calls using the MRKMAG library

Eltron Privilege card driver: Added support for graphics and bold fonts.

Added graphics support for PDF Option.

Formats with graphics open much faster and adding graphics is faster.