Appendix B

VB Application interfacing via Windows Driver

Create a form similar to the one shown here.

VERSION 5.00

 

 

 

Begin VB.Form Form1

 

 

 

Caption

=

“Datamax Test Print”

ClientHeight

=

1065

 

ClientLeft

=

60

 

ClientTop

=

345

 

ClientWidth

=

2325

 

LinkTopic

=

“Form1”

MaxButton

=

0

‘False

MinButton

=

0

‘False

ScaleHeight

=

1065

 

ScaleWidth

=

2325

 

StartUpPosition =

3

‘Windows Default

Begin VB.ComboBox cmboFonts

Height

=

315

Left

=

90

TabIndex

=

2

Text

=

“Font List”

Top

=

45

Width

=

2130

End

 

 

Begin VB.CommandButton

cmdExit

Caption

=

“Quit”

Height

=

465

Left

=

1350

TabIndex

=

1

Top

=

495

Width

=

825

End

 

 

Begin VB.CommandButton

cmdPrint

Caption

=

“Print”

Height

=

465

Left

=

90

TabIndex

=

0

Top

=

495

Width

=

870

End

 

 

End

Attribute VB_Name = “Form1”

Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False

Attribute VB_Creatable = False

Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True

Attribute VB_Exposed = False

‘Print label by clicking print button with the mouse Private Sub cmdPrint_Click()

‘font name as seen in application font list box

‘if not found, driver will inform GDI to generate an ‘image that will be downloaded

Printer.FontName = cmboFonts.Text

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