I would like to know how to send the command for printer argox 0s214T to inform the type and size of the label using the usb port, since I got to put the commands via driver, more from the second label it jumps about 30 cm.
^<STX>m^<CR>
^<STX>c0600^<CR>
How to pass this command to the printer?
The example provided by manufacturer using the USB port:
Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Test code start
' open port.
Dim nLen As Long
Dim ret As Long
Dim sw As Long
Dim nVersion, nMainVersion, nSubVersion As Long
Dim pbuf As String
Dim strmsg As String
pbuf = Space(128)
ver = Space(128)
' dll version.
nVersion = A_Get_DLL_VersionA(0)
nMainVersion = Int(nVersion / 100)
nSubVersion = nVersion Mod 100
' search port.
nLen = A_GetUSBBufferLen() + 1
strmsg = "DLL Ver: " + Str(nMainVersion) + "." + Str(nSubVersion) + vbCrLf 'only sample coding, not smart.
If nLen > 1 Then
Dim buf1 As String
Dim buf2 As String
Dim len1 As Long
Dim len2 As Long
len1 = 128
len2 = 128
buf1 = Space(len1)
buf2 = Space(len2)
Call A_EnumUSB(pbuf)
Call A_GetUSBDeviceInfo(1, buf1, len1, buf2, len2)
sw = 1
If sw Then
ret = A_CreatePrn(12, buf2) ' open usb.
Else
ret = A_CreateUSBPort(1) ' must call A_GetUSBBufferLen() function fisrt.
End If
If 0 < ret Then
strmsg = strmsg + "Open USB fail!"
Else
strmsg = strmsg + "Open USB:" + vbCrLf + "Device name: "
strmsg = strmsg + Left(buf1, len1)
strmsg = strmsg + vbCrLf + "Device path: "
strmsg = strmsg + Left(buf2, len2)
'sw = 2
If 2 = sw Then
'get printer status.
pbuf = Chr(1) + Chr(70) + vbCrLf
Call A_WriteData(1, pbuf, 4) ' <SOH>F
ret = A_ReadData(pbuf, 2, 1000)
End If
End If
Else
Dim lpSA As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
lpSA.nLength = Len(lpSA)
ret = CreateDirectory(szSavePath, lpSA)
ret = A_CreatePrn(0, szSaveFile) ' open file.
strmsg = strmsg + "Open " + szSaveFile
If 0 < ret Then
strmsg = strmsg + " file fail!"
Else
strmsg = strmsg + " file succeed!"
End If
End If
MsgBox (strmsg)
If 0 < ret Then
Exit Sub
End If
' sample setting.
Call A_Set_DebugDialog(1)
Call A_Set_Unit(Asc("n"))
Call A_Set_Syssetting(1, 0, 0, 0, 0)
Call A_Set_Darkness(8)
Call A_Del_Graphic(1, "*") ' delete all picture.
Call A_Clear_Memory ' clear memory.
Call A_WriteData(0, sznop2, Len(sznop2))
Call A_WriteData(1, sznop1, Len(sznop1))
'draw box.
Call A_Draw_Box(Asc("A"), 10, 10, 380, 280, 4, 4)
Call A_Draw_Line(Asc("A"), 200, 10, 4, 280)
'print text, true type text.
Call A_Prn_Text(20, 30, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, Asc("N"), 2, "PPLA Lib Example")
Call A_Prn_Text_TrueType(20, 60, 30, "Arial", 1, 400, 0, 0, 0, "AA", "TrueType Font", 1) 'save in ram.
Call A_Prn_Text_TrueType_W(20, 90, 20, 20, "Times New Roman", 1, 400, 0, 0, 0, "AB", "TT_W: 多字元測試", 1)
Dim buff1(128) As Byte
Dim buff2() As Byte
Dim i As Integer
buff2 = StrConv("TT_Uni: 多字元測試", vbNarrow) 'Converts UNICODE(wide characters) to single-byte characters.
For i = LBound(buff2) To UBound(buff2)
buff1(i) = buff2(i)
Next i
buff1(26) = 0 'null.
buff1(27) = 0
Call A_Prn_Text_TrueType_Uni(20, 120, 30, "Times New Roman", 1, 400, 0, 0, 0, "AC", buff1(0), 1, 1) 'UTF-16
buff1(0) = 255 'UTF-16.
buff1(1) = 254
buff2 = StrConv("TT_UniB: 多字元測試", vbNarrow) 'Converts UNICODE(wide characters) to single-byte characters.
For i = LBound(buff2) To UBound(buff2)
buff1(i + 2) = buff2(i)
Next i
buff1(30) = 0 'null.
buff1(31) = 0
Call A_Prn_Text_TrueType_UniB(20, 150, 30, "Times New Roman", 1, 400, 0, 0, 0, "AD", buff1(0), 0, 1) 'Byte Order Mark.
'barcode.
Call A_Prn_Barcode(220, 60, 1, Asc("A"), 0, 0, 20, Asc("B"), 1, "1234")
Call A_Bar2d_QR_A(220, 100, 1, Asc("3"), 10, Asc("N"), 0, "QR CODE")
'picture.
Call A_Get_Graphic_ColorBMP(220, 150, 1, Asc("B"), "bb.bmp") ' Color bmp file to ram.
Call A_Get_Graphic_ColorBMPEx(220, 170, 200, 150, 2, 1, Asc("B"), "bb1", "bb.bmp") ' 180 angle.
Dim himage As Long
himage = LoadImage(0, "bb.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE)
Call A_Get_Graphic_ColorBMP_HBitmap(300, 150, 250, 80, 1, 1, Asc("B"), "bb2", himage) ' 90 angle.
If himage Then
Call DeleteObject(himage)
End If
' output.
Call A_Print_Out(1, 1, 2, 1) ' copy 2.
' close port.
Call A_ClosePrn
End Sub