^EG / ~EG - Erase Download Graphics
Erases every stored `.GRF` graphic from all writeable devices.
^EG erases every stored graphic on every writeable device. It takes no arguments,
so nothing narrows it, and
^ID deletes objects by name instead. The renderer erases the same
graphics, so a format that erases and then recalls draws nothing here too.
Syntax
^EGAlso accepted with the other prefix: ~EG.
Support
Every documented parameter renders the same output Labelary produces.
Labelary renders this command.
Parameters
^EG / ~EG takes no arguments.
Behavior
^EG and ~EG are the same command, and the guide's entry for ~EG is a
cross-reference to ^ID. The two prefixes do not differ here, unlike the ten
mnemonics where they name unrelated commands.
The erase takes effect where the command stands. A recall before it draws, a recall
after it reports File '...' does not exist, and a ~DG written after it survives.
We measured this against Labelary on 2026-08-19, over all four writeable devices.
The guide's cross-reference to ^ID overstates the reach. A ^DF format stored
before an ^EG still replays at a later ^XF, so only
graphics go.
An object lives for one conversion request only, so ^EG has no accumulated memory
to reclaim.
Differences from the specification
zpl.tools against the ZPL II guide
Where our renderer behaves differently from the specification.
- The guide's entry for
~EGis a cross-reference to^ID, which deletes every kind of stored object. Labelary erases graphics only, and so do we. We measured this on 2026-08-19: a^DFformat stored before an^EGstill replays at a later^XF, while a graphic on any ofR:,E:,B:andA:is gone. — not pinned by a test
Example
^EG before a recall of a graphic downloaded in the same request:
~DGR:LOGO.GRF,00080,010,
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
8000FFFF0000FFFF0001
8000FFFF0000FFFF0001
8000FFFF0000FFFF0001
FFFF0000FFFF0000FFFF
FFFF0000FFFF0000FFFF
FFFF0000FFFF0000FFFF
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
^XA
^EG
^FO50,50^XGR:LOGO.GRF^FS
^FO50,120^A0N,30,30^FDlogo erased^FS
^XZ
Related commands
^IDImage DeleteDeletes a stored object from printer memory.~DGDownload GraphicDownloads an ASCII-hex bitmap into printer memory as a `.GRF` object.^XGRecall GraphicDraws a previously downloaded graphic, optionally magnified.