Inesoft PrintCE SDK .NET
PrintASCII::ConnectSilent Method

Connect to printer (prohibits presentation of a current printing statement window)

C# Syntax: bool ret = object.Connect(
                       ASCII_PORT
port,
                       string
port_param
);
VB Syntax: Dim
ret As Boolean = object.Connect(
                       ByVal
port As ASCII_PORT,
                       ByVal
port_param
As String,
)

Parameters

port

port number, see ASCII_PORT enumerator

port_param

parameter string,

- if port is ASCII_FILE then port_param defines file path,
- if port is ASCII_NET then port_param defines network path,

- if port is ASCII_BTBROAD then port_param is  following string: "bt_adr;service_name;scn" (for example: "0x0ddfec02cd98;myservice;5"), where:

bt_adr - address of Bluetooth device. It must be represented as a hex number which will be converted into 6 bytes array. The length of bt_adr must be equal to 14 symbols. Otherwise function will fail.

service_name- service which is used for printing (see WIDCOMM SDK documentation dor details)

scn- service channel number (see WIDCOMM SDK documentation dor details)

- if port is ASCII_BTMSOFT then port_param is address of Bluetooth device. It must be represented as a hex number which will be converted into 6 bytes array. The length of string must be equal to 14 symbols. Otherwise function will fail. For example: "0x0ddfec02cd98"

 

for all other ports port_param must be set to NULL or empty string

Return Value

ret

true - if connection established, false - in other case



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