EPOS System

[webpager]

Does anyone have any experience of printing to a Star SP200 receipt printer from FP6.
I am updating an EPOS system I wrote a few years ago, to WIN98. The original was written in DOS and the printer worked OK. The Docs. from Star speak of a Control Font but I am unable to locate this font within the drivers obtained from Star.

 

[weedz]

Are there any OPOS drivers for this type of Star printer ?
If so, I suggest using OPOS to print your receipts.

HTH,
Weedz (Edward W.F. Veld)
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[bebbo]

Hi

there are definately OPOS drivers for Star Printers, I've got an old copy which I have used. I con't remember what web site I got them from, try searching for Star Micronics. Alternatively let me have an email address and I'll send a copy of the ones I have.

 

[webpager]

Thanks both of you.
I have taken a different approach and things are looking up.
I tried creating a file RECEIPT.BAT using low level, FCREATE, FWRITE etc. Then ! COPY RECEIPT.BAT LPT1 and it works a treat. The format needs to be sorted out but the receipts always follow the same format so shouldn't be a problem. I am able to print the receipt I require without worrying about windows drivers at all. A bit of a dirty way to do it but at least it works.
Further work needs to be done but I feel I am on the right lines.

 

[JBalcerzak]

I use the same printer with a POS register that I designed myself. What I did was to create a dll in Visual C++ with several functions for different print options like alignment, font, boldface, etc. Since in C++ its very easy to direct text output to LPT1, I figured that I'd create the link libraries in C++ and reference them just like any other API under VFP 6.

 

[webpager]

Another thought - Is it possible to FOPEN > LPT1 then FWRITE to LPT1?

 

[DSummZZZ]

Fox doesn't do low level i/o very good on ports. You could maybe use COPY FILE whatever TO LPT1 though.
Dave S.

 

[webpager]

Thanks for that_
I've tried COPY FILE but would like to find the most economical (TIME WISE) way of carrying out the procedure. Thought there night be a way of speeding it up as least code is quicker code.
Ongoing discussion would be good, thanks


Amnyone else have any comments?

Keith (Webpager)
Knows a lot but would like to seak to people with more knowledge

 

[DSummZZZ]

I don't know how you could shrink

FOPEN(Somefile)
FWRITE(somefile, ...)
.
.
.
FCLOSE(somefile)
COPY FILE somefile TO LPT1

Since you're doing that anyway.
However, did you already try the

SET PRINT TO lpt1
SET PRINT ON
SET DEVICE TO PRINTER
?CHR(...control code...)
?'Stuff...'
.
.
.
?'More Stuff...'
SET PRINTER OFF
SET PRINTER TO
SET PRINTER TO

routine?
Dave S.