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Help with thermal printer SATO please !!!!

Author
24 Jan 2009 8:15 PM
Junior
I have thermal printer sato model CX 400, i have been triying for
two weeks print from Visual Basic 6 programa to Sato printer i need
to user bigger font for product description, but i can not find the woy
to do it. Anyone can help me ...

E$ = Chr$(27)

Printer.Print "A"

Printer.Print E$ + "H0350" + E$ + "V0080" + E$ + "L0102" + "XM" + "PRODUCT
NAME"
Printer.Print "Q1"
Printer.Print "Z"

Author
25 Jan 2009 3:45 AM
expvb
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"Junior" <Jun***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:141A4127-98A8-4585-BA2C-40B6D7202857@microsoft.com...
>I have thermal printer sato model CX 400, i have been triying for
> two weeks print from Visual Basic 6 programa to Sato printer i need
> to user bigger font for product description, but i can not find the woy
> to do it. Anyone can help me ...
>
> E$ = Chr$(27)
>
> Printer.Print "A"
>
> Printer.Print E$ + "H0350" + E$ + "V0080" + E$ + "L0102" + "XM" + "PRODUCT
> NAME"
> Printer.Print "Q1"
> Printer.Print "Z"

I just checked the commands for that printer. Instead of using <Esc>L, try
using <Esc>$. See page 2-28 in the CX400 Programming Manual(Page 44 in the
PDF):

http://www.satoamerica.com/Operator+and+Technical+Manuals/98

Also, Print method always append CR+LF. Add ";" at the end to disable that.
Example:

Printer.Print "Q1";
Author
27 Mar 2009 1:12 AM
Junior
thank you everybody for your help..

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"expvb" wrote:

> "Junior" <Jun***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:141A4127-98A8-4585-BA2C-40B6D7202857@microsoft.com...
> >I have thermal printer sato model CX 400, i have been triying for
> > two weeks print from Visual Basic 6 programa to Sato printer i need
> > to user bigger font for product description, but i can not find the woy
> > to do it. Anyone can help me ...
> >
> > E$ = Chr$(27)
> >
> > Printer.Print "A"
> >
> > Printer.Print E$ + "H0350" + E$ + "V0080" + E$ + "L0102" + "XM" + "PRODUCT
> > NAME"
> > Printer.Print "Q1"
> > Printer.Print "Z"
>
> I just checked the commands for that printer. Instead of using <Esc>L, try
> using <Esc>$. See page 2-28 in the CX400 Programming Manual(Page 44 in the
> PDF):
>
> http://www.satoamerica.com/Operator+and+Technical+Manuals/98
>
> Also, Print method always append CR+LF. Add ";" at the end to disable that.
> Example:
>
> Printer.Print "Q1";
>
>
>