/**************************************************************************************************
* Function Name: CloseConnectionToPrinter
*
* Purpose: Releases a handle to the printer driver for the selected printer.
*
* Parameters: None
*
* Returns: True = Handle released
* False = Failed to release a handle to the printer driver
*
* History:
* Date Who Comment
* 12/9/2010 ACT Function creation.
***************************************************************************************************/
private bool CloseConnectionToPrinter()
{
try
{
string errMsg = string.Empty;
_thePrinterSDK.Close(out errMsg);
if (errMsg == string.Empty)
{
return(true);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Unable to close device [" + cboPrn.Text + "]. " + errMsg);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("CloseConnectionToPrinter threw exception: " + ex.Message);
}
return(false);
}
// CONTACT Sample Code ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public void ContactEncode(string drvName, string _contactReader, int eject, out string msg)
{
ZBRPrinter printer = null;
int errValue = 0;
msg = "";
try
{
printer = new ZBRPrinter();
// Opens a connection to a printer driver
if (!printer.Open(drvName, out msg))
{
msg = "CONTACT Open Error: " + ZBRUtil.TranslateErrorCode(errValue) + "\n" + "Error Code : " + errValue.ToString();
return;
}
// Moves the card into position for encoding
if (printer.MoveCardToSmartCardEncoder(CONTACT, out errValue) == 0)
{
msg = "CONTACT StartCard Error:" + ZBRUtil.TranslateErrorCode(errValue) + "\n" + "Error Code : " + errValue.ToString();
return;
}
byte[] key = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF };
//perform the smart card encoding:
ContactSupport contact = new ContactSupport();
string cardType = "PVC,SLE4428";
contact.ContactTest(ref cardType, _contactReader, key, true, out msg);
if (msg.Length > 0)
{
return;
}
if (printer.MoveSmartCardToPrintReadyPosition(CONTACT, out errValue) == 0)
{
msg = "CONTACT Prnt Card Error: " + errValue.ToString();
return;
}
if (printer.EjectCard(out errValue) == 0)
{
msg = "CONTACT Eject Card Error: " + errValue.ToString();
return;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
msg += ex.Message;
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString(), "CONTACTCode threw exception");
}
finally
{
if (printer != null)
{
printer.EjectCard(out errValue);
if (msg.Length == 0)
{
printer.Close(out msg);
}
else
{
string tempmsg = "";
printer.Close(out tempmsg);
}
printer = null;
}
}
}