
Import Label Data
from Almost Any Database or Spreadsheet with Seagull BarTender Software
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Read from Most
Databases and Spreadsheets with Seagull BarTender |
For some labeling projects, you can just
type the necessary label data right into Seagull BarTender. Often, however, you
need to access data created by other programs and stored on different
computers. Multiple "related" data files may even be distributed across
networked computers. Full support for Microsoft ODBC (Open Database
Connectivity) lets Seagull BarTender read label data from literally dozens of
industry-standard and proprietary data formats.
Read label data from numerous sources.
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Access Data from
Windows and Non-Windows Platforms |
Many available ODBC drivers support
non-Windows data platforms, including UNIX, AS/400, Oracle, Sybase and
Informix.
Seagull BarTender supports a variety of text
formats, including quote, comma, CSV, tab, fixed width and custom
delimiters.
SAP is the world's largest developer of
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software. The Seagull BarTender Enterprise Edition can read label data directly from SAP IDoc files, one of the
most flexible SAP integration methods available. In fact, Seagull BarTender is
the only label printing software package with an SAP-certified
interface. No file conversion is necessary - Seagull BarTender opens and parses
IDoc files "as is." Advanced options, such as special "rules" for
handling duplicate segments, eliminate the need for custom programming.
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Quickly and Easily
Assign Data to Label Objects |
Whether you're connecting to multiple
databases or a single text file, Seagull BarTender displays your available data
fields in a convenient, easy-to-understand format. Assign the desired
fields to your bar codes and text fields using simple
Seagull BarTender's toolbox gives you data
linking with "drag and drop" simplicity.
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Powerful, Flexible
Record Selection |
From the simplest search on a field to
the most sophisticated SQL statement, Seagull BarTender provides a variety of
convenient ways to extract information from your database and text
files.
- Select from a Pick List -
Manually select the database records
you want.
The Picklist feature lets you view your
database and specify how many
of which record to print.
- Record Range -
Specify a numeric range to print.
- Query -
Search on a single part number or on multiple fields in multiple
tables.
The Query screen offers a simple way to
define complex searches.
- Custom SQL -
Create your own SQL from scratch, or
start with SQL generated by our Query dialog.
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Supports Any
Database Relationship
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Seagull BarTender lets you simultaneously access
multiple tables and data formats located on different computers. For
example:
- Oracle tables on a UNIX server.
- SQL tables on a Windows server.
- Access, Excel or other Windows tables
on a local PC.
- A simple text file on your PC in
Shipping.
- And much more.
Our Database Setup Manager makes it easy
to define the links, set up the appropriate relationships, query the
combined database and output your labels.

The Database Setup Manager lets you
define almost any data relationship.