Class RawPrinterHelper

Utility class to send raw data to a printer queue, becase .Net library does not provide this functionalyty, it uses the pinvoke to call library functions

Inheritance

object

RawPrinterHelper

Inherited Members

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

Namespace: Reportman.Drawing.Forms

Assembly: Reportman.Drawing.Forms.dll

Syntax

public class RawPrinterHelper

Constructors

RawPrinterHelper()

Declaration

public RawPrinterHelper()

Methods

SendBytesToPrinter(string, byte[])

Sends a bytes to printer, in raw mode, useful for dot matrix printers or pos devices

Declaration

public static bool SendBytesToPrinter(string printerName, byte[] abytes)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	printerName	Printer name
byte[]	abytes

Returns

Type	Description
bool	Returns true if successful

SendFileToPrinter(string, string)

Sends a full file to the printer in raw mode, useful for dot matrix printers or pos device

Declaration

public static bool SendFileToPrinter(string printerName, string fileName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	printerName	Printer name
string	fileName	Full parh to the file to send

Returns

Type	Description
bool	Returns true if sucessful

SendStringToPrinter(string, string)

Sends a string directly to printer, in raw mode, useful for dot matrix printers or pos devices

Declaration

public static bool SendStringToPrinter(string printerName, string text)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	printerName	Printer name
string	text	Text to send

Returns

Type	Description
bool	Returns true if successful

SendStringToPrinterAsync(string, string)

Sends a string directly to printer, in raw mode, useful for dot matrix printers or pos devices

Declaration

public static Task SendStringToPrinterAsync(string printerName, string text)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	printerName	Printer name
string	text	Text to send

Returns

Type	Description
Task	Returns true if successful