What brand of label printer have you had good success with for printing barcodes from InduSoft? I have an application where I would like to print labels generated by InduSoft. Basically all I need on the label is a number and the barcode. It would be like a 2x3 self adhesive label.
We use Zebra printers with Indusoft for printing product weight tags, with barcodes and a variety of text sizes. The Zebra ZPL printer language is well documented.
In our application we do not find it necessary to use an Indusoft driver. - The Zebra printer (either serial RS232, or network connected) is configured as a generic/text only printer for the PC/server. - The Indusoft application writes the needed ZPL commands and text to be printed to a text file using calls to the Indusoft FileWrite() function. - The resulting file is then printed using a batch file (see batch file commands below) called from the Indusoft WinExec() function.
NET USE lpt1 /delete NET USE lpt1: \\%COMPUTERNAME%\zebra /PERSISTENT:YES print /D:lpt1 <path to file>\<filename>
This method works perfectly for us, and avoids consuming an Indusoft driver. However, as mentioned in the earlier response, you can also write directly to the printer from Indusoft if this is better for your application. This should also be possible using either a serial or network connected printer. Both would use the Indusoft TXRX driver. For a networked printer the TXRX driver setting would be configured for TCP/IP encapsulation.
We use Zebra printers with Indusoft for printing product weight tags, with barcodes and a variety of text sizes. The Zebra ZPL printer language is well documented.
In our application we do not find it necessary to use an Indusoft driver. - The Zebra printer (either serial RS232, or network connected) is configured as a generic/text only printer for the PC/server. - The Indusoft application writes the needed ZPL commands and text to be printed to a text file using calls to the Indusoft FileWrite() function. - The resulting file is then printed using a batch file (see batch file commands below) called from the Indusoft WinExec() function.
NET USE lpt1 /delete NET USE lpt1: \\%COMPUTERNAME%\zebra /PERSISTENT:YES print /D:lpt1 <path to file>\<filename>
This method works perfectly for us, and avoids consuming an Indusoft driver. However, as mentioned in the earlier response, you can also write directly to the printer from Indusoft if this is better for your application. This should also be possible using either a serial or network connected printer. Both would use the Indusoft TXRX driver. For a networked printer the TXRX driver setting would be configured for TCP/IP encapsulation.
