Is there a way to send ZPL (Zebra Programming Language) to a printer in .NET?
I have the code to do this in Delphi, but it is not pretty and I would rather not try to recreate it in .NET as it is.
Is there a way to send ZPL (Zebra Programming Language) to a printer in .NET?
I have the code to do this in Delphi, but it is not pretty and I would rather not try to recreate it in .NET as it is.
Take a look at this thread: Print ZPL codes to ZEBRA printer using PrintDocument class.
Specifically the OP pick this function from the answers to the thread:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFile(string lpFileName, FileAccess dwDesiredAccess,
uint dwShareMode, IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes, FileMode dwCreationDisposition,
uint dwFlagsAndAttributes, IntPtr hTemplateFile);
private void Print()
{
// Command to be sent to the printer
string command = "^XA^FO10,10,^AO,30,20^FDFDTesting^FS^FO10,30^BY3^BCN,100,Y,N,N^FDTesting^FS^XZ";
// Create a buffer with the command
Byte[] buffer = new byte[command.Length];
buffer = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(command);
// Use the CreateFile external func to connect to the LPT1 port
SafeFileHandle printer = CreateFile("LPT1:", FileAccess.ReadWrite, 0, IntPtr.Zero, FileMode.Open, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
// Aqui verifico se a impressora é válida
if (printer.IsInvalid == true)
{
return;
}
// Open the filestream to the lpt1 port and send the command
FileStream lpt1 = new FileStream(printer, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
lpt1.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
// Close the FileStream connection
lpt1.Close();
}
I've managed a project that does this with sockets for years. Zebra's typically use port 6101. I'll look through the code and post what I can.
public void SendData(string zpl)
{
NetworkStream ns = null;
Socket socket = null;
try
{
if (printerIP == null)
{
/* IP is a string property for the printer's IP address. */
/* 6101 is the common port of all our Zebra printers. */
printerIP = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(IP), 6101);
}
socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream,
ProtocolType.Tcp);
socket.Connect(printerIP);
ns = new NetworkStream(socket);
byte[] toSend = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(zpl);
ns.Write(toSend, 0, toSend.Length);
}
finally
{
if (ns != null)
ns.Close();
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
socket.Close();
}
}
Figured since this is still showing up high in search results for C# and ZPL I should mention SharpZebra. It's only EPL2, but I've submitted an update that adds ZPL support along with printing via sockets, the Windows Spool Service and direct USB.