Eric Barro
ebarro at verizon.net
Wed Apr 4 19:07:56 CDT 2007
Rocky,
You're welcome!
Here's a snippet of code you might be interested in. You can provide a JPG
preview of the label before your client prints it. :)
//export the labelformat image to a JPG file
newFile = btFormat.FileName.Replace(labelFormatPath, labelFormatExportPath);
btFormat.ExportToFile(newFile.Replace(".btw", ".JPG"), "JPG" ,
BarTender.BtColors.btColors24Bit,
BarTender.BtResolution.btResolutionPrinter,
BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btSaveChanges);
The code is in C#. Minor mods needed for the replace syntax since in VB this
is a function instead of a method.
Eric
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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:51 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Changing Printer
Excellent! That's too easy. I didn't know there was a printer parameter on
the .Open but I see it now - I just have it as a "" string. I already put a
combo box on the form with the installed printers and save the selection in
a front end preferences table.
Thank you.
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Eric Barro
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:41 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Changing Printer
Rocky,
LOL! Guess what...I have a web-based app developed in C# that calls
Bartender.exe as a COM object. I provide the default printer in code this
way...
btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open(labelFormatFileName, false, labelPrinter)
Where labelFormatFileName and labelPrinter are string values.
Since you don't know the printer name you can simply present him with a
select printer form that pulls up all available connected printers and then
pass the value from the combobox to your function so that it passes it on to
the labelPrinter variable.
Eric
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:32 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Changing Printer
Actually, I just reviewed the code. It's not a report. It's a bunch of
calls to an object. Bartender (cute, huh) is the name of the program and I
call it from inside the form.
Code snip:
Set btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open(Me.fldFABLabelFile, False, "")
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "Part No. (P)", Me.fldFABPartNumber
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "Quantity",
Me.fldContainerTotalPieces
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "OrderNumber", Me.cboJobs.Column(1)
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "ContainerNumber",
Me.fldContainerContainer
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "Serial", Me.fldContainerID
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "PO #",
Nz(Me.fldJobsEndCustomerPONumber)
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "LOT #", strVendorLot
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "Quantity Identifier", "Q"
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "R#",
Nz(Me.fldFABEngineeringChangeNumber)
btFormat.SetNamedSubStringValue "EngineeringChangeNumber",
Nz(Me.fldFABEngineeringChangeNumber)
btFormat.PrintOut False, False
So I need to change the default printer and then change it back again. I
used to have some code somewher to do this but can't find it.
Rocky
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:48 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Changing Printer
...I use the "Select specific printer" option in the report set-up ...that
report always uses the selected printer and the rest use the default ...if
the bar-code printer is not available for some reason, the user will get a
pop-up dialog asking if they want to select another printer.
William Hindman
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From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: [AccessD] Changing Printer
> Dear List:
>
> I have a client who installed a bar code printer. If he makes it the
> default printer that screws up all of this print previews on other
> reports.
>
> So I'd like to change the default printer from inside the form that
> prints the bar code labels and change it back to the default when done.
>
> Does anyone know of or have a code snip that does this?
>
> MTIA,
>
> Rocky
>
>
> Rocky Smolin
>
> Beach Access Software
>
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