asp.net mvc - print bardcode

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to implement print barcode label for my MVC application and in order to do it I installed the nuget package "Neodynamic.WebControls.BarcodeProfessional" , after I installed the package I implemented this C# code:

 //Create a Barcode Professional object
            Neodynamic.WebControls.BarcodeProfessional.BarcodeProfessional bcp = new Neodynamic.WebControls.BarcodeProfessional.BarcodeProfessional();
            //Set the barcode symbology to Code 128
            bcp.Symbology = Neodynamic.WebControls.BarcodeProfessional.Symbology.Code128;
            //Set the value to encode
            bcp.Code = "1234567890";
            bcp.CodeFormatPattern = DateTime.Today.ToString();
            //Barcode dimensions settings
            bcp.BarHeight = 1.0f;
            bcp.BarWidth = 0.01f;
            //Resolution
            float dpi = 300.0f;
            //Target size in inches
            System.Drawing.SizeF targetArea = new System.Drawing.SizeF(1.0f, 0.5f);
            //Get the barcode image fitting the target area
            System.Drawing.Image imgBarcode = bcp.GetBarcodeImage(dpi, targetArea);
            //Save it on disk in PNG format
            imgBarcode.Save(@"D:\temp\barcode128.png", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
            imgBarcode.Dispose();

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My question:
How can I Print the barcode directly to the printer instead of saving to png file and then print? I'm wondering if there is a way to do it.
I was trying to do it, but there is no print function in this DLL reference.

Note:
I would like to know if there is better way to print barcode labels.

thanks ,

imgBarcode.Save(@"D:\temp\barcode128.png", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png); imgBarcode.Dispose(); Bitmap image1 = (Bitmap)Image.FromFile(@"D:\temp\barcode128.png", true);

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Ioannis ParaskevopoulosCommented: 2015-09-11

Hi,

One way i had done it in the past was by embeding the image data in the html.

The base idea was to achieve the following:

<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA
AAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO
9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="Red dot" />

You only need to get the base64 string of the image you have created.

You may get an idea of how to convert the Image to Base64 here.

Giannis

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Moti Mashiah.NET DeveloperAuthor Commented: 2015-09-11

Hi,

Thanks for your respond and it was very helpful, but now I change a bit the logic as I would like to popup the image after I save and then print.

I was trying to go with bitmap and I didn't know how to complete the code in order to open the file after I saved.

Ioannis ParaskevopoulosCommented: 2015-09-12

How are you going to popup? Are you using a js library? You could always use a url to your saved image in an img tag.

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Moti Mashiah.NET DeveloperAuthor Commented: 2015-09-15

Thx

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