Hello everyone,
After a small forum search, I believe I'm not duplicating any topic, so before we start experimenting, anyone has any tips to work with EPSON ESC/POS Printers (EPSON TM, for example).
Any pre-condition we should consider, or any suggested approach for us to start from?
PS - i was considering designing in runtime with ESC, but it is possible to create a parameterized report if that is the best approach.
Thank you all in advance,
Bruno Nunes
I've used a similar setup with a Zebra printer (ZPL for their language).
You could create a DB or just constants in a script that holds a lot of the ASCII for the printer language. You can then insert your parameters into that string and send your ESC string over TCP to the printer with sockets. Hardest part of the whole process is just creating the initial label.
I've also added the printer as a device and used tags to send the strings to the printer. Both worked fine.
Currently I've bypassed the printer languages all together and went with BarTender software to manage my labels and printers. Cost wise, the subscription model of BarTender might be more, but now anyone can very and modify the labels through a designer rather than looking at confusing strings. The time savings tips the scale in my opinion.