How do I obtain a permanent license key? (back to top)
Unibar Inc. requires the system serial number from the operating system
in order to license our software. On Linux, Unibar locks to the node name and on all other operating systems it locks to the system serial number.
Type ubfmt -ir, and send the register.txt file to techsupport@unibar.com
How do I install ELS Standard on UNIX? (back
to top)
UNIX/Linux Setup
- Change to the directory where you want to install ELS Enterprise (Create it first if it does not already exist.)
- Copy/ftp the downloaded tar file to this directory
- Get the install script here
- Copy/ftp the install script (installUB.sh) to this directory. (chmod +x installUB.sh if necessary)
- Execute the install script from the install directory './installUB.sh' The './' is required if the install directory is not in the path.
What is a Base Directory or Environment
String? (back to top)
The base directory is where all Unibar products
look for any files without a full pathname.
The base directory
is established once per execution, by finding 'unibar.key'. Once
the base directory is established, every file is expected to
exist relative to the base directory.
The
following procedure is used to look for 'unibar.key'
- Check the 'UNIBAR' environment string, if it is set
- Check present working directory
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UNIX / Linux
$ UNIBAR=/usr/unibar
$ export UNIBAR
These commands can be included in startup scripts such as .profile or .cshrc. Make sure you set the environment variables. If you do not, the graphical user interface (GUI) with not run and the Label Formatter may produce unexpected results.
Windows Systems
- Go to Control Panel>System
- Select the Environment tab. (Under Advanced tab for XP)
- Select System Variable by pressing ALT-V
- Select the Variable text box
- Type: UNIBAR
- Select the Value text box
- Type: C:\UNIBAR (or the path where Unibar ELS Standard was installed)
- Select the Set button
- Select the OK button
Note: C:\UNIBAR is the default directory that Unibar ELS Standard installs on Windows systems. If you choose a new directory with the installer, the system will adjust the environment variable. There should be no spaces in directory names.
Example: C:\Program Files\unibar
Why is my label being truncated? (back to top)
The most common reason for this behavior is the MAX_RECORD setting in the BC2000.cfg file.
The MAX_RECORD setting controls the maximum length
of a data record being sent to the Label Formatter. Records
longer than this setting will result in an incomplete label being
printed.
Setting the MAX_RECORD to a larger number will
increase the buffer amount used to store 1 data record. Example
a setting of 2048 will set the buffer for the data record to
2048 bytes.
How do I get PCX logos on the label? (back to top)
To convert the logo we use a program called Irfanview (Free). Open Irfanview and open your logo, you then want to go directly to File > Batch Conversion/Rename. Then selected Use advanced options and you can see what options to select below. The important thing is to chose 2 Colors (black/white). Click the image below to zoom.
How do I check when my license expires? (back to top)
From within Label Designer, navigate to Help > About and then select the license tab or navigate to the Unibar directory on the command line and type ubfmt -i. Click the image below to zoom.
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