Opening of a Cash Drawer

I need to open a Cash Drawer from my Windows App when the user issues and
prints (Epson Receipt Printer) a Receipt. I beleive I need to pass the
printer a string of (#027 + #112 + #000 + #025 + #250). I would appreciate
any assistance on the code here for.

I need to open a Cash Drawer from my Windows App when the user issues
and prints (Epson Receipt Printer) a Receipt. I beleive I need to
pass the printer a string of (#027 + #112 + #000 + #025 + #250). I
would appreciate any assistance on the code here for.

On Apr 18, 10:28 am, Connull <Conn...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:>
Are those decimal or hex? Why can't you use the Chr function to
convert them into the character representation and send them to the
printer?
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How would I send this to the printer? I beleive this is a "string" that I need to send"

=?Utf-8?B?Q29ubnVsbA==?= <Connull@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in
news:12E31369-AEA4-47E1-B899-76A2EC0FBE21@microsoft.com:
>>
How are you connected to the cash drawer?
>
Serial? Keyboard?
>
Keyboard, you can use send keys. Serial you can use the System.IO.Ports
namespace.
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The cash drawer is connected to a port on the pc and then a telephone cable connection to the printer

=?Utf-8?B?Q29ubnVsbA==?= <Connull@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in
news:12E31369-AEA4-47E1-B899-76A2EC0FBE21@microsoft.com:
>>
How are you connected to the cash drawer?
>
Serial? Keyboard?
>
Keyboard, you can use send keys. Serial you can use the System.IO.Ports
namespace.
>
Is this available in 2003 as I don't seem to have the System.IO.Ports namespace?

If serial, and you are using VS2003, then download DesktopSerialIO.dll
(free) from my homepage. You code:
>
Dim Buffer (4) As Byte
Buffer(0) = 27
Buffer(1) = 112
Buffer(2) = 0
Buffer(3) = 25
Buffer(4) = 250
>
With SerialPort
If .PortOpen = False Then .PortOpen = True
.BitRate = 9600 'for example
.Output(Buffer)
End With
>
--
Richard Grier, MVP
Hard & Software
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth
Edition,
ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March
2006.
Seewww.hardandsoftware.netfor details and contact information.

If serial, and you are using VS2003, then download DesktopSerialIO.dll
(free) from my homepage. You code:
>
Dim Buffer (4) As Byte
Buffer(0) = 27
Buffer(1) = 112
Buffer(2) = 0
Buffer(3) = 25
Buffer(4) = 250
>
With SerialPort
If .PortOpen = False Then .PortOpen = True
.BitRate = 9600 'for example
.Output(Buffer)
End With
>
--
Richard Grier, MVP
Hard & Software
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth
Edition,
ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March
2006.
See www.hardandsoftware.net for details and contact information.
>
>
>

If serial, and you are using VS2003, then download DesktopSerialIO.dll
(free) from my homepage. You code:
>
Dim Buffer (4) As Byte
Buffer(0) = 27
Buffer(1) = 112
Buffer(2) = 0
Buffer(3) = 25
Buffer(4) = 250
>
With SerialPort
If .PortOpen = False Then .PortOpen = True
.BitRate = 9600 'for example
.Output(Buffer)
End With
>
--
Richard Grier, MVP
Hard & Software
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth
Edition,
ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March
2006.
See www.hardandsoftware.net for details and contact information.
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