barcode printing?

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Hi everyone!

Does anyone know how can I do barcode printing?

First of all, I know I have to write a client executable,
but how do I communicate with the thermal printer?

Using software the company I work for needs to buy like Seagull Bartender,
or some other label printing software or can I get access to the printer
directly?

I just need to print a label, a ticket.

Thanks in advance!

[Alexey Smirnov]

On Apr 23, 8:06 am, patrickdrd <patrick...@dis cussions.micros oft.com>
wrote:

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know how can I do barcode printing?

First of all, I know I have to write a client executable,
but how do I communicate with the thermal printer?

Using software the company I work for needs to buy like Seagull Bartender,
or some other label printing software or can I get access to the printer
directly?

I just need to print a label, a ticket.

Thanks in advance!

Barcode components:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=barcode+asp.net

Print on a client:

<input type="button" value="Print" onClick="window .print()" />

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I don't want to use that method,
I've already done that,
I want to print a label - ticket using more professional method,

not that simple

[Alexey Smirnov]

On Apr 23, 9:22 am, patrickdrd <patrick...@dis cussions.micros oft.com>
wrote:

I don't want to use that method,
I've already done that,
I want to print a label - ticket using more professional method,

not that simple

You cannot control a clients printer using ASP.NET.

What must be different between a "simple" and not "simple" printing?

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I know that!

That's why I'm talking about a client executable (vb.net or vb6)
that will do the job,
using for example an activex by seagull bartender

So, has anyone done sth similar and can provide me with some feedback?

[Mark Rae]

"patrickdrd " <pa********@dis cussions.micros oft.comwrote in message
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>I don't want to use that method,
I've already done that,
I want to print a label - ticket using more professional method,

I did something similar a few years ago for the mailroom department of a
large organisation. They had fairly complex printing requirements for labels
to go on outgoing documents and packages - barcode, postage paid mark,
reference number, address (obviously!) etc...

They had a small thermal printer for printing the actual labels, but wanted
the data to be entered and maintained on an intranet system. As Alexey
pointed out, ASP.NET cannot control a client printer, so we did the
following:

1) ASP.NET app for data input etc

2) SQL Server to manage the data

3) Dedicated PC with thermal printer attached

4) WinForms app installed on the dedicated PC which constantly "sniffed" SQL
Server for print jobs

5) Collection of Word templates with text tags e.g. <<barcode>>,
<<address>>, <<postmark>et c. When the users submitted a print job, they
specifiied the template to use and the WinForms app used Word automation to
create a new document based on the template chosen, substitute the text tags
with real data, and print the label.

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Is it possible to send me that code and templates?
Or am I asking for too much?

If so, email me at pa********@yaho o.gr

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I guess, that your're not willing to send me the code,
but could you please give me a hint on printing from word to the thermal
printer?

By calling the printout method?

[Alexey Smirnov]

On Apr 23, 1:02 pm, patrickdrd <patrick...@dis cussions.micros oft.com>
wrote:

on printing from word to the thermal
printer?

Using ASP.NET?

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no, I'll be following mark's solution,
word using automation from a vb6 app