Printing from .NET CF

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Mono

Hi, all

I'm looking for some info on printing support in CF. I'm working on a Symbol
Pocket PC device.


Zarko
 
Chris,

Thanks for the link.

Are there any more options - 499$ is to much for me since I have only 2 CE
devices I need to add printing options to.

Zarko
 
Well, you can open a serial port (or a network connection or whatever), and
send the control characters to the printer yourself. You'll spend way more
than the cost of PrinterCE if you do it yourself. If it will do what you
need, it's your best bet.

Paul T.
 
I use the pentax drivers for the pocketpc
and then drive the code natively using interop
calls
 
Symbol has a printing / printer class that you can call from the CF. You can
download the class here:

http://devzone.symbol.com/

downloads -> Symbol Mobility Developer Kit v.1.0 for .NET

I haven't worked with it, but I believe that they support a couple of
different types of printers and I don't think there is a cost of any kind.
You do have to register to gain access to the site.

I have used the scanning class. works well.

Also, another approach that I have used for printing that I really like is
to create a web service on a desktop machine that does the printing for you.
Call it from the smart device. Works well with 802.11 when you don't need
immediate access to the printed document or labels.

Andrew Robinson
 
And neither work for many printers outside of their specific manufacturer.
Write one app using something like a Zebra printer and you'll quickly
understand why PrinterCE is well worth the price. As with any 3rd party
component, it all boils down to what your time is worth. To me, a few
hundred dollars to save me week or two of writing, testing and debugging is
a no-brainer.

--
Chris Tacke, eMVP
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
www.OpenNETCF.org
---
Windows CE Product Manager
Applied Data Systems
www.applieddata.net

Bardak said:
I suggest you look two places:

1. The partner page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/partners/netcf/default.aspx ; look for
HP solutions
2. The partner page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/partners/netcf/default.aspx ; look for
Symbol solutions

I think they are both free.


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Well, you can open a serial port (or a network connection or whatever), and
send the control characters to the printer yourself. You'll spend way more
than the cost of PrinterCE if you do it yourself. If it will do what you
need, it's your best bet.

Paul T.
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