Exportmaster Warehouse Program - ECNIWL.INI Breakdown

ECNIW INI File Explained

Common Terms

Standard Labels – non HTML label format whose templates live in the \Templates folder. Currently standard labels can only print Product Name, Barcode, Ingredients, Production Date, Expiry Date and a Footer

EU1169 Labels – HTML labels created to deliver formatted labels for the EU

Footers - Text files stored in \SpecialText, used to house repeating text on a label such as the customer name and address. Format has to be [CUSTOMER ACCOUNT CODE]-LBL.TXT eg 425123-LBL.TXT

Sections in the INI

[Groups]

This area defines the standard label groups, current sets are:

Normal – standard 4 x 3 type labels
Thin - a longer thinner label for tubes of sweets
Round – allows the set up of a round label format, text is printed within the bounds of the circle. The height and width of the circle can be defined separately and so an ellipse is possible

Figure 1

The groups appear in the “Change label group and size” section of the standard label print dialogue window.

The second window showing the size is intelligent, it only shows labels the text being printed can fit on, too much text and you’ll see fewer options.

[Groups HTML]

Default HTML Label Size is set here with “EU1169=200”

This is followed by the label groups for the EU1169 groups, a label styles available for the EU1169

The appropriate label style is officially driven by the product and can be determined in the EU1169 Selection Process

NB. The customer is responsible for ensuring that the product is labelled and fit for retail sale, the customer therefore can decide to bend the official requirements and choose an alternative style to suit their needs.

The content of this section has two parts declared, everything before the = sign is the name of a subset of label sizes, everything after it is the user friendly description shown in the drop down field number 2 in Figure 2

A screenshot of a computerDescription automatically generated

Figure 2

Current formats (created 17/12/2024)

EU1169-1=Name & Allergens
EU1169-2=Exempt No Nutrition
EU1169-3=No Nutrition
EU1169-4=Linear Nutrition
EU1169-5=Nutrition Table Right
EU1169-6=Nutrition Table Top
EU1169-14=Dual Linear Nutrition
EU1169-15=Dual Nutrition Table Right
EU1169-16=Dual Nutrition Table Top
EU1169-0=Odd Default
- This template is only added to cover older added ING’s and links to ‘remembered’ label sizes (without it the program throws and error)

Older Templates exist here too and will deleted at a later stage

EU1169_01=LT 10cm2, limited information
EU1169_02=LT 25cm2, no nutrition
EU1169_03=LT 80cm2, nutrition exempt
EU1169_04=LT 80cm2, linear nutrition
EU1169_05=LT 80cm2, tabular nutrition at top
EU1169_06=LT 80cm2, tabular nutrition to right
EU1169_07=GT 80cm2, nutrition exempt
EU1169_08=GT 80cm2, linear nutrition
EU1169_09=GT 80cm2, tabular nutrition at top
EU1169_10=GT 80cm2, tabular nutrition to right
EU1169_SP=Special Labels, variable sizes

[EU1169-N]

This section contains the label sizes and styles available within each of the the [HTML Groups] defined in the previous section. The name of the section directly relates to is parent group, it’s the text before the = sign in the [Groups HTML] section.

Examples

183="No Nutrition 70x50", No Nutrition 70x50.html, 165
221="Nutrition Table Left 70x90", Nutrition Table Left 70x90.html, 167
242="Nutrition Table Top Lg Font 38x25", Nutrition Table Top Lg Font 38x25.html, 161

The configuration of each line has 4 component parts

The label style number followed by the = sign. This has to be a unique style number in the INI
A quoted description of the label, this appears in drop down 3 of the Figure 2
The template file name stored in the \HTML Templates folder
The physical label size this template is associated to, this is defined in the [HTML Labels] section of the INI
The physical label size this template is associated with [HTML Labels]

[Labels]

Physical attributes of [Normal] labels are defined here, these are the standard non HTML labels

IMPORTANT – for [Normal] labels the program will attempt to analyse text content for each product being imported and assign it to the smallest possible label for the text

1=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 35.00, 23.00
2=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 47.00, 23.00
3=30.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 28.00
4=45.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 43.00
5=50.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 48.00
6=70.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 68.00
7=90.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 88.00
8=100.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 98.00
9=140.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 138.00

Each definition has 6 component parts:

Unique label attribute number
Height from the top of one label to the next. Since our printers detect the next label this number can be the same as the height of one label
Left unprintable area (left margin)
Top unprintable area (top margin)
Width of printable area
Height of printable area

[Labels_thin]

As above, this section defines the physical attributes of thin labels

11=30.00, 0.00, 1.00, 68.00, 25.00
12=32.00, 0.00, 1.00, 68.00, 28.00

Component parts are the same as those in the [Labels] section

[Labels_Round]

As above, this section defines the physical attributes of circular (or ellipse) labels

21=55.00, 0.00, 6.00, 49.00, 49.00, Round
22=55.00, 0.00, 6.00, 49.00, 49.00, Round

[HTML Labels]

As with the previous section this contains the physical attributes of the HTML labels. They’re defined separately to allow better control when using HTML styling:

Current Set:

161=25.00, 1.00, 1.50, 35.00, 23.00
162=25.00, 1.00, 1.50, 47.00, 23.00
163=30.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 28.00
164=45.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 43.00
165=50.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 48.00
166=70.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 68.00
167=90.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 88.00
168=100.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 98.00
169=140.00, 2.00, 1.50, 67.00, 138.00

Older Set:

61=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 35.00, 23.00
62=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 47.00, 23.00
63=30.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 28.00
64=45.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 43.00
65=50.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 48.00
66=70.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 68.00
67=90.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 88.00
68=100.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 98.00
69=140.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 138.00

The is a second set defined that allows the definition of labels when using printers that can rotate text 90 degrees, essentially the length and height are swapped. Note – Zebra printers do not allow 90 degree printing out of the box so this isn’t used, but detail is added for future reference.

Current Set

171=25.00, 1.00, 1.50, 35.00, 23.00
172=25.00, 1.00, 1.50, 47.00, 23.00
173=30.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 28.00
174=45.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 43.00
175=50.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 48.00
176=70.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 68.00
177=90.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 88.00
178=100.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 98.00
179=140.00, 1.00, 1.50, 67.00, 138.00

Older Set

71=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 35.00, 23.00
72=25.00, 0.00, 1.00, 47.00, 23.00
73=30.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 28.00
74=45.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 43.00
75=50.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 48.00
76=70.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 68.00
77=90.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 88.00
78=100.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 98.00
79=140.00, 0.00, 1.00, 67.00, 138.00

[Printer Profile N]

This section defines the printers used by each profile. Profile 0 is the fall back default set but each subsequent number relates to the Profile selected when starting the program. Selecting a profile allows each production line to be related to their own printers.

Examples:

103=\\rivsrps01\Zebra1-EM-70x30
167=\\rivsrps01\Zebra1-EM-70x90
178=\\rivsrps01\Zebra1-EM-70x100

For each entry there are two component parts

Unique printer number
UNC path to networked printer (or local share name)

[RightToLeft]

This contains the names of languages (defined in Exportmaster) where the text should be formatted right to left but uses western numerals

ARABIC=
KUWAIT=
SAVECOKUWA=
SAUDI=
CCKUWAIT=
ARABIC1=
ARABIC2=
ARABIC3=
ARABIC4=

[ArabicLanguages]

This list gets added to the RightToLeft languages but also triggers the use of ArabicDigits method when specified

ARABIC=
KUWAIT=
SAVECOKUWA=
SAUDI=
GMARABIC=
NCKUWAIT=
MJSAUDI=
CCKUWAIT=
ARABIC1=
ARABIC2=
ARABIC3=
ARABIC4=

[Ingredient Prefix]

Before printing the ingredients field onto the label the standard templates (non HTML) the following prefix will appear for each language specified

ENGLISH=• Ingredients:
ARABIC=• مكونات:
DANISH=• DK Ingredienser:
DUKRANIAN=• UA:
DUTCH=• NL Ingrediënten:
FFHDANISH=• DK Ingredienser:
FINNISH=• FI Ainekset:
FRENCH=• FR Ingrédients:
GERMAN=• DE Zutaten:
GREEK=• Συστατικά:
GREEKPAP=• Συστατικά:
ITALIAN=• IT Ingredienti:
NORWEGIAN=• NO Ingredienser:
OCEANIA=• Ingredients:
PORTUGUESE=• PT Ingredientes:
SPANISH=• Ingredientes:
SWEDISH=• Ingredienser:

[Standard Text]

This is the HTML version of the standard labels Ingredient Prefix section but it contains prefixes for the different fields offered on the HTML label

txNutrition – Nutritional table prefix

eg. txNutrition::FINNISH=• Ravintosisältö:

txLNutrition – Linear nutrition prefix

eg. txLNutrition::ARABIC=• التغذية:

txIngreds – Ingredient prefix

eg. txIngreds::GREEK=• Συστατικά:

txAllergens – Allergens prefix

eg. txAllergens::SPANISH=• Alérgenos:

txStorageUsage – Storage and Usage prefix

eg. txStorageUsage::SWEDISH=• Lagring och användning:

txConciseCooking – Concise Cooking Instructions prefix

eg. txConciseCooking::DUTCH=• Gebruikaanwijzing:

txStorage – Storage prefix

eg. txStorage::FINNISH=• Säilytys

txCookPrep – Cooking and Preparation prefix

eg. txCookPrep::GERMAN=• Zubereitung:

txOrigin – Country of Origin prefix

eg. txOrigin::DANISH=• Producent Oprindelse:

[Folders]

Source of various data folders related to the program eg:

HTML_Templates=X:\Exportmaster\Exportmaster Warehouse\progs\HTML_Templates
Templates=X:\Exportmaster\Exportmaster Warehouse\progs\Templates
SpecialText=X:\Exportmaster\Exportmaster Warehouse\progs\SpecialText
Database=X:\Exportmaster\DB0\Database

[Options]

Printerdebug=0, if this value is set to 1 then a log file will be created in the path specified in the Printerdebugfile location and name eg printerdebugfile=E:\Exportmaster Warehouse Labelling\Exportmaster Warehouse\progs\DebugPrinter.txt

This is particularly useful if trying to work out printer assignments, it lists all relative settings to the job you’re debugging and at the end will report:

Selected Group: Nutrition Table Top (EU1169-6)

Selected Label: Nutrition Table Top 70x70 (Nutrition Table Top 70x70.html)

Selected Label ID: 166

Printer Name By Label ID : \\rivsrps01\Zebra1-EM-50x25

Printer Name USED (Assigns Default if not a Windows Printer): \\rivsrps01\Zebra1-EM-50x25

Lookup Printer name position in Windows Printer List (Zero based): 88

EU1169 Selection Process