private bool ConnectToPrinter(ref ZXPSampleCode z, ref Job job, string deviceName)
{
try
{
if (!z.Connect(ref job))
{
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
MessageBox.Show("Unable to open device [" + deviceName + "]");
DisconnectFromPrinter(ref z, ref job);
}
else
{
return(true);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("ConnectToPrinter threw exception: " + ex.Message);
}
return(false);
}
private void btnConnectToPrinter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ZXPSampleCode z = null;
Job job = null;
try
{
Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
lbStatus.Visible = true;
lbStatus.Text = "Connecting to printer";
lbSamples.Items.Clear();
Refresh();
Application.DoEvents();
job = new Job();
z = new ZXPSampleCode(this.cboPrn.Text);
if (z.Connect(ref job))
{
// Loads list box with samples
for (int i = 0; i < _lbSamples.Length; i++)
{
this.lbSamples.Items.Add(_lbSamples[i]);
}
this.lbSamples.Text = _lbSamples[0];
// Displays versions
this.lblVersions.Text = z.GetVersions();
if (!z.IsZXP7)
{
// Loads card types based on type of sample type
_cardTypeList = new ArrayList();
CardTypesInit(ref z, this.cboPrn.Text);
cboCardTypeInit(SAMPLE_TYPE.PRINTING);
}
else
{
cboCardType.Enabled = false;
}
Text = "ZXP Sample Code " + ProductVersion;
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Could not open connection to printer " + cboPrn.Text, "Warning");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("btnConnectToPrinter_Click exception: " + ex.Message);
}
finally
{
if (z != null)
{
z.Disconnect(ref job);
}
z = null;
lbStatus.Visible = false;
Cursor = Cursors.Default;
}
}
// Starts the printing process
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private void btnRun_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Job job = null;
ZXPSampleCode z = null;
int actionID = 0;
short alarm = 0;
string msg = string.Empty;
string status = string.Empty;
// Ensures that count is a number
if (!IsInteger(this.tbCount.Text))
{
MessageBox.Show("Count is not an integer value");
this.tbCount.Focus();
return;
}
try
{
job = new Job();
z = new ZXPSampleCode(_deviceName);
// Opens a connection with a ZXP printer
z.Connect(ref job);
_isZXP7 = z.IsZXP7;
// Sets the card source and destination
job.JobControl.FeederSource = FeederSourceEnum.CardFeeder;
job.JobControl.Destination = DestinationTypeEnum.Eject;
int count = Convert.ToInt16(this.tbCount.Text);
this.tbResults.AppendText(DisplayTime() + ": Start\r\n");
if (!BuildBitmaps())
{
MessageBox.Show("Unable to build bitmaps");
this.Close();
}
// Prints (count) number of cards
for (int cardCount = 1; cardCount <= count;)
{
// Checks to see if the printer is in alarm condition
alarm = GetAlarm(ref job, out msg);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(msg))
{
this.tbResults.AppendText(DisplayTime() + ": " + cardCount.ToString() + ": " + msg);
}
// If the printer is not in alarm condition
// starts a print job and increments cardCount
if (alarm == 0)
{
// Sets the card type
if (!_isZXP7)
{
job.JobControl.CardType = _cardType;
}
// Builds and prints the graphic layers
job.BuildGraphicsLayers(SideEnum.Front, PrintTypeEnum.Color, 0, 0, 0,
-1, GraphicTypeEnum.BMP, _bmpFront);
job.BuildGraphicsLayers(SideEnum.Back, PrintTypeEnum.MonoK, 0, 0, 0,
-1, GraphicTypeEnum.BMP, _bmpBack);
job.PrintGraphicsLayers(1, out actionID);
this.tbResults.AppendText(DisplayTime() + ": " + cardCount.ToString() +
": Print Job Processed with no Errors\r\n");
// Waits for the job status
// "cleaning_up" or "done_ok" or is in error state
z.JobWait(ref job, actionID, 180, out status);
this.tbResults.AppendText(DisplayTime() + ": " + cardCount.ToString() +
": Job Wait Status = " + status + "\r\n");
cardCount++;
}
}
// Make sure the last job is truly finished
while (true)
{
z.JobWait(ref job, actionID, 180, out status);
if (status == "done_ok" || status.Contains("error"))
{
break;
}
}
this.tbResults.AppendText(DisplayTime() + ": Finished\r\n");
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
this.tbResults.AppendText("Exception: " + exc.Message);
}
finally
{
z.Disconnect(ref job);
z = null;
}
}