As for generating bar codes in Perl, I've had good success using GD::Barcode to create bar code images. It's very simple and straight forward in my opinion.

As for having Perl print directly to the printer, in less than 5 minutes I found the following link: http://www.brother.com/product/dev/label/bpac/index.htm

That link is for the SDK package from Brother for their devices. With the C++ portion of that package, I think you should be able to use something like one of the inline modules or use Win32::API if they provide a DLL.

Also, it sounds like that SDK package includes stuff to allow you to create a way to print directly from Excel or Access. That leads me to believe that you can set that up and potentially use Win32::OLE to enter data (including bar codes) into Excel or Access and print from there.

Hopefully this information gets you headed down the right path.

In reply to Re: using Brother QL-570 printer with Perl by dasgar
in thread using Brother QL-570 printer with Perl by Anonymous Monk

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