/// <summary>
/// repeatedly check job status until the job is complete - failed or not.
/// </summary>
public static void PollForJobCompletion(BidiSplWrap bidiSpl, int printerJobID)
{
const int pollSleepMilliseconds = 2000;
while (true)
{
string printerStatusXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.PRINTER_MESSAGES);
PrinterStatusValues printerStatusValues = Util.ParsePrinterStatusXML(printerStatusXML);
if ((0 != printerStatusValues._errorCode) && (printerJobID == printerStatusValues._printerJobID))
{
string message = string.Format("{0} severity: {1}", printerStatusValues._errorString, printerStatusValues._errorSeverity);
throw new BidiException(message, printerStatusValues._printerJobID, printerStatusValues._errorCode);
}
string jobStatusRequest = strings.JOB_STATUS_XML;
string jobInfoXML = string.Format(jobStatusRequest, printerJobID);
string jobStatusXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.JOB_STATUS, jobInfoXML);
JobStatusValues jobStatusValues = Util.ParseJobStatusXML(jobStatusXML);
Console.WriteLine("Printer job ID: {0} {1}", printerJobID, jobStatusValues._jobState);
if (strings.JOB_ACTIVE != jobStatusValues._jobState)
{
return;
}
Thread.Sleep(pollSleepMilliseconds);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// repeatedly get the printer status until with printer status contains
/// a valid windows jobID.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>zero if any error detected, or the windows jobID</returns>
public static int WaitForWindowsJobID(BidiSplWrap bidiSpl, string printerName)
{
const int sleepMilliSeconds = 1000;
var printerStatusXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.PRINTER_MESSAGES);
var printerStatus = Util.ParsePrinterStatusXML(printerStatusXML);
do
{
if (0 != printerStatus._windowsJobID)
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("returning windowsJobID {0}.", printerStatus._windowsJobID));
return(printerStatus._windowsJobID);
}
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("waiting {0} millseconds for windows jobID", sleepMilliSeconds));
Thread.Sleep(sleepMilliSeconds);
printerStatusXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.PRINTER_MESSAGES);
printerStatus = Util.ParsePrinterStatusXML(printerStatusXML);
} while (0 == printerStatus._errorCode);
Console.WriteLine("printer error:");
Console.WriteLine(printerStatusXML);
return(0);
}
public static String[] ReadMagstripe(BidiSplWrap bidiSpl, bool jisRequest)
{
String[] magData = new String[3];
// replace schema string MAGSTRIPE_READ to MAGSTRIPE_READ_FRONT for front side read
string printerStatusXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.MAGSTRIPE_READ);
PrinterStatusValues printerStatusValues = Util.ParsePrinterStatusXML(printerStatusXML);
if (0 == printerStatusValues._errorCode)
{
// Console.WriteLine("Magstripe data read successfully; printer job id: " + printerStatusValues._printerJobID);
string track1 = "";
string track2 = "";
string track3 = "";
Util.ParseMagstripeStrings(printerStatusXML, ref track1, ref track2, ref track3, jisRequest);
bidiSpl.SetPrinterData(strings.ENDJOB);
if (track1.Length != 0)
{
// Convert the Base64 UUEncoded output.
byte[] binaryData = System.Convert.FromBase64String(track1);
string str = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(binaryData);
magData[0] = str;
}
if (track2.Length != 0)
{
// Convert the Base64 UUEncoded output.
byte[] binaryData = System.Convert.FromBase64String(track2);
string str = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(binaryData);
magData[1] = str;
}
if (track3.Length != 0)
{
// Convert the Base64 UUEncoded output.
byte[] binaryData = System.Convert.FromBase64String(track3);
string str = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(binaryData);
magData[2] = str;
}
}
else
{
throw new BidiException(printerStatusValues._errorString, printerStatusValues._printerJobID, printerStatusValues._errorCode);
}
return(magData);
}
/// <summary>
///
/// Issue an IBidi StartJob with xml markup to start an IBidi print job.
///
/// We do this to have the printer check for supplies, or, just to obtain the
/// printerJobID for job completion polling later.
///
/// If the printer is out of supplies, throw an exception.
///
/// </summary>
public static int StartJob(
BidiSplWrap bidiSpl,
bool checkSupplies,
string hopperID)
{
const int pollSleepMilliseconds = 2000;
int printerJobID = 0;
do
{
string printerOptionsXML = bidiSpl.GetPrinterData(strings.PRINTER_OPTIONS2);
PrinterOptionsValues printerOptionsValues = Util.ParsePrinterOptionsXML(printerOptionsXML);
int checkPrintRibbon = (printerOptionsValues._printHead == "Installed") ? 1 : 0;
int checkEmbossSupplies = printerOptionsValues._moduleEmbosser == "None" ? 0 : 1;
string startJobXml = string.Format(
strings.STARTJOB_XML,
hopperID,
checkPrintRibbon,
checkEmbossSupplies);
string printerStatusXML = bidiSpl.SetPrinterData(strings.STARTJOB, startJobXml);
PrinterStatusValues printerStatusValues = Util.ParsePrinterStatusXML(printerStatusXML);
if (506 == printerStatusValues._errorCode)
{
// Printer cannot accept another job as it is busy. Try again.
Console.WriteLine("StartJob(): {0} Trying again.", printerStatusValues._errorString);
// let the current card process in the printer:
Thread.Sleep(pollSleepMilliseconds);
}
else if (0 != printerStatusValues._errorCode)
{
var message = string.Format("StartJob(): {0} {1}",
printerStatusValues._errorCode,
printerStatusValues._errorString);
throw new BidiException(message, printerStatusValues._printerJobID, printerStatusValues._errorCode);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Printer job ID: {0} started.", printerStatusValues._printerJobID);
printerJobID = printerStatusValues._printerJobID;
}
} while (0 == printerJobID);
return(printerJobID);
}
