/// <summary>
/// Prints a single label.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printerIpAddress">The printer ip address.</param>
/// <param name="label">The label.</param>
/// <param name="mergeFields">The merge fields.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string PrintLabel(string printerIpAddress, string label, Dictionary <string, string> mergeFields = null)
{
var message = string.Empty;
if (mergeFields == null)
{
mergeFields = new Dictionary <string, string>();
}
var socket = ZebraPrint.OpenSocket(printerIpAddress);
string printContent = ZebraPrint.MergeLabelFields(label, mergeFields);
if (socket.Connected)
{
ZebraPrint.Print(printContent, socket);
}
else
{
message = "NOTE: Could not connect to printer!";
}
// Close the socket
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
{
socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
socket.Close();
}
return(message);
}
/// <summary>
/// Prints the labels.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="labels">The labels.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> PrintLabels(List <CheckInLabel> labels)
{
var messages = new List <string>();
Socket socket = null;
string currentIp = string.Empty;
foreach (var label in labels
.OrderBy(l => l.PersonId)
.ThenBy(l => l.Order))
{
var labelCache = KioskLabel.Get(label.FileGuid);
if (labelCache != null)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(label.PrinterAddress))
{
if (label.PrinterAddress != currentIp)
{
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
{
socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
socket.Close();
}
socket = ZebraPrint.OpenSocket(label.PrinterAddress);
}
string printContent = ZebraPrint.MergeLabelFields(labelCache.FileContent, label.MergeFields);
if (socket.Connected)
{
ZebraPrint.Print(printContent, socket);
}
else
{
messages.Add("NOTE: Could not connect to printer!");
}
}
}
}
// Close the socket
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
{
socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
socket.Close();
}
return(messages);
}
/// <summary>
/// Prints the labels.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="labels">The labels.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> PrintLabels(List <CheckInLabel> labels)
{
var messages = new List <string>();
Socket socket = null;
string currentIp = string.Empty;
bool hasPrinterCutter = PrinterHasCutter(labels);
int labelCount = 0;
foreach (var label in labels.OrderBy(l => l.PersonId).ThenBy(l => l.Order))
{
labelCount++;
var labelCache = KioskLabel.Get(label.FileGuid);
if (labelCache != null)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(label.PrinterAddress))
{
if (label.PrinterAddress != currentIp)
{
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
{
socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
socket.Close();
}
socket = ZebraPrint.OpenSocket(label.PrinterAddress);
}
string printContent = ZebraPrint.MergeLabelFields(labelCache.FileContent, label.MergeFields).TrimEnd();
// If the "enable label cutting" feature is enabled, then we are going to
// control which mode the printer is in. In this case, we will remove any
// tear-mode (^MMT) commands from the content and add the cut-mode (^MMC).
if (hasPrinterCutter)
{
printContent = printContent.Replace("^MMT", string.Empty);
// Here we are forcing the printer into cut mode (because
// we don't know if it has been put into cut-mode already) even
// though we might be suppressing the cut below. This is correct.
printContent = printContent.ReplaceIfEndsWith("^XZ", "^MMC^XZ");
// If it's not the last label or a "ROCK_CUT" label, then inject
// a suppress back-feed (^XB) command which will also suppress the cut.
if (!(labelCount == labels.Count() || printContent.Contains("ROCK_CUT")))
{
printContent = printContent.ReplaceIfEndsWith("^XZ", "^XB^XZ");
}
}
if (socket.Connected)
{
ZebraPrint.Print(printContent, socket);
}
else
{
messages.Add("NOTE: Could not connect to printer!");
}
}
}
}
// Close the socket
if (socket != null && socket.Connected)
{
socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
socket.Close();
}
return(messages);
}
