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How can print labels with barcode using VB.NET Compact Framework

I need to print labels with text and barcode from Hand Held application written in VB.NET.

I'm using System.Net.Sockets to send document to a printer. But I cannot neither manipulate with font nor print barcode.

Could you please point me to a right direction what do I need to get it done.

Thanks in advanced for your answers.

Gina

ICaldwell

I do this at my company... I suggest using a web service, that way the handheld can send the command to the service, and the actual render and printout goes from one of your severs. In my case we have so many that I have the web service which queues the requests up and a Windows Services check's and processes the queue every 1 second with multiple threads.....

Hope this helps

ICaldwell

If you are going directly from the handheld to the printer and its not on the same network then thats different, we do that too but its a little harder to do... Its also very specific to the device and printer, I would suggest in that case looking up the manufacture info, usually most of them have some example code in a few languages...

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krasit

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Thank you Aleksey,

We'll be using Zebra printer for this. And this is our first HH application with print option

Gina Solovyev