ZeroEffect Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Soon I will be running into a situation where some equipment i work with will only work with an external serial printer. The problem is I can't use one with thermal paper and track feed is going to be a hard fight and laser would be overkill with a possible four line of text for a single sheet. Solution log all data that would have gone to the printer to a database. While data is also kept in a buffer until a full sheet of paper is use, then print the page an clear the buffer. I just wanted to get some thoughts at this point while I do more research. Thanks, I will post here as I work on this. ZeroEffect Quote If you can't find it, Build It. There is no place Like 127.0.0.1 also don't forget 1 + 1 = 10
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted August 12, 2011 Administrators Posted August 12, 2011 Unless the printed record is required immediately wouldn't it be easier to just store the information in the database and not bother printing anything at all, if people need a printed record then they could always print off a report from the DB anyway. Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
ZeroEffect Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 Do to legal reasons operators need to sign the data that is printed and it needs to be printed automatically. Quote If you can't find it, Build It. There is no place Like 127.0.0.1 also don't forget 1 + 1 = 10
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted August 14, 2011 Administrators Posted August 14, 2011 The problem I can see is the requirement that these things get signed, if you are waiting for a full page the time delay between the first item that should go on a page being entered and the actual page being printed could be long enough that the person needing to sign the first item is no longer in the vicinity. Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
ZeroEffect Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 I have found a solution and another issue now is coming into play. The solution was a RS232 point of sale printer (POS). New issue is, I need to add about 5 CRLF to the end of the print job. The hardware doing sending the data does not have an option for adding them and their interface software lets you send received data to a printer you can format it and it is hard coded to be a standard sheet of paper. I should be able to capture the data and add the CRLF, but how do i send that to a printer. Time to begin more research. ZeroEffect Quote If you can't find it, Build It. There is no place Like 127.0.0.1 also don't forget 1 + 1 = 10
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.