Inesoft PrintCE SDK .NET
PrintCE::SilentSetup Method

Allows to set up printing without a printing dialog

C# Syntax: long ret = object.SilentSetup(
                                          long parent,
                                          long
printer,
                                          long
port,
                                          long
paper,
                                          long
paper_width,
                                          long paper_height,
                                          long color_mode,
                                          long portrait,
                                          long draft_mode,
                                          long left_margin,
                                          long top_margin,
                                          long right_margin,
                                          long bottom_margin
);

VB Syntax:
ret = object.SilentSetup(
                                  parent,
                                  printer,
                                  port,
                                  paper,
                                  paper_width,
                                  paper_height,
                                  color_mode,
                                  portrait,
                                  draft_mode,
                                  left_margin,
                                  top_margin,
                                  right_margin,
                                  bottom_margin
)

Parameters

parent

Handle to the parent window. In case of incorrect parameters in info, driver uses this handle as a parent for message presentions.

printer

Selected printer.

0 - "HP PCL"

1 - "Epson ESC/P 2"

2 - "Epson Stylus COLOR"

3 - "PocketJet II"

4 - "PocketJet 200"

5 - "Canon BJ (300 dpi)"

6 - "Canon BJ (360 dpi)")

7 - "C-POS/Amtech Mobile"

8 - "Epson LX (9-pin)"

9 - "Adobe PDF file"

10 - "MTE Porti-W40"

11 - "Canon IP90"

12 - "Partner M1POS"

13 - "SP-T8"

14 - "Canon IP100"

15 - "Zebra"

16 - "MP-300"

17 - "O'Neil 4 inch"

18 - "O'Neil 3 inch"

port

Selected port:

0 - "Infrared"

1 - "COM1"

2 - "COM2"

3 - "COM3"

4 - "COM4"

5 - "COM5"

6 - "COM6"

7 - "COM7"

8 - "COM8"

9 - "File"

10 - "Network printer"

11 - "COM9"

12 - "COM10"

13 - "COM11"

14 - "COM12"

15 - "Bluetooth Broadcom"

16 - "Bluetooth Microsoft"

17 - "LPT1"

18 - "USB" (to print over USB usbprn.dll must be present into "\Windows" folder)

paper

Paper size.

 

For "HP PCL", "Epson ESC/P 2", "Epson Stylus COLOR", "Epson LX (9-pin)", "Canon BJ (300 dpi)", "Canon BJ (360 dpi)", "Canon IP90", "Canon IP100", "Adobe PDF file" printers:

0 - "A4"

1 - "A5"

2 - "B5"

3 - "Letter"

4 - "Legal"

5 - "Executive"

6 - "Custom"

 

For "PocketJet II" and "PocketJet 200" printers:

0 - "A4"

1 - "Letter"

2 - "Legal"

3 - "Custom"

 

For "Amtech", "MTE W40", "Partner M1POS", "SP-T8", "MP-300", "O'Neil 4 inch", "O'Neil 3 inch" printer:

0 - "Roll paper"

1 - "Custom"

 

For "Zebra":

0 - "MZ220,QL220" (1.9" - 48mm)

1 - "EM220,RW220" (2.2" - 56mm)

2 - "MZ320,QL320+" (2.9" - 74mm)

3 - "RW420,QL420+" (4" - 101mm)

4 - "Custom"

 

paper_width

Sets the paper width in the current measurement units

paper_height

Sets the paper height in the current measurement units

color_mode

Color printing mode:

0 - Monochrome (B&W)

1 - 4 Color CMYK

2 - 3 Color CMY

portrait

Paper orientation:

TRUE - portrait

FALSE - landscape

draft_mode

Draft mode:

TRUE - draft mode on

FALSe - draft mode off

left_margin

Sets the left margin of the printed page in the current measurement units

top_margin

Sets the top margin of the printed page in the current measurement units

right_margin

Sets the right margin of the printed page in the current measurement units

bottom_margin

Sets the bottom margin of the printed page in the current measurement units

Note:

It is possible to set specific port settings with registry.

For "File" port: set output file path (registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inesoft\PrintCE" string value "FilePath")

For "Network printer" port: set network printer path (registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inesoft\PrintCE\NetPrinters" string value "SelPath")

For "Bluetooth Broadcom" port: registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inesoft\PrintCE\Bluetooth(Broadcom)" values:

"Address" - address of  Bluetooth device as binary value (see "Widcomm Bluetooth SDK documentation for details)

"Service" - service name as string (see "Widcomm Bluetooth SDK documentation for details)

"Channel" - sevice channel number as DWORD (see "Widcomm Bluetooth SDK documentation for details)

For "Bluetooth Microsoft " port: registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inesoft\PrintCE\Bluetooth(Microsoft)" binary value "Address - address of  Bluetooth device

 

Return Values

Non zero value indicates success, 0 indicates failure

See Also

GetCurrentSetup.


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