Android Question Send to Printer

[buras3]

Hello

Is it possible to send text to printer by Wifi or Bluetooth ?

Tanks
Michael

 

[DonManfred]

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/pages/results/?query=Print&page=1&prefix=0

 

[buras3]

I need to send without a computer
It's for a shop to print stickers

 

[Erel]

Start with this tutorial: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/bluetooth-printing-via-spp.17692/#content

 

[buras3]

Tank you
But I can't find printer with Bluetooth
I did find with wifi
is it possible to convert this code to b4a ? or send to this app intent ? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brother.ptouch.iprintandlabel&hl=en

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2.2.5.Sample code for supporting Wi-Fi
Import the library into source code. import com.brother.ptouch.sdk.Printer; import com.brother.ptouch.sdk.PrinterInfo; import com.brother.ptouch.sdk.PrinterStatus; import android.hardware.usb. LabelInfo;
The sample of print function public void print(){ Thread trd = new Thread(new Runnable(){ @override public void run() { String externalStorageDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString(); //print setting Printer printer = new Printer(); PrinterInfo printInfo = new PrinterInfo(); printInfo.printerModel = PrinterInfo.Model.PT_P750W; printInfo.port = PrinterInfo.Port.NET; printInfo.ipAddress = "172.0.0.1"; printInfo.labelNameIndex = LabelInfo.PT.W24.ordinal(); printer.setPrinterInfo(printInfo);
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Tank you

 

[DonManfred]

But I can't find printer with Bluetooth
I did find with wifi

the printer seems to be a WIFI printer, not a Bluetooth printer.... Which model do you have exactly?

 

[DonManfred]

is it possible to convert this code to b4a ?

which code? You did not posted a code here. just a link to an app

 

[buras3]

I did post java code
link to app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brother.ptouch.iprintandlabel&hl=en
sdk link http://www.brother.com/product/dev/mobile/android/index.htm
the printer http://support.brother.com/g/b/manu...g=en&prod=lpql720nweuk&flang=English&type2=81

 

[imbault]

Good luck wraping this big lib...

Maybe easier to use ESC/POS commands

 

[buras3]

can you explain this?
Maybe easier to use ESC/POS commands

 

[imbault]

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/pages/results/?query=ESC/POS&page=1&prefix=0

 

[buras3]

Tank you
So is it possible to connect printer to USB and print from the tablet (without computer)
with this ESC/POS commands ?

 

[buras3]

ESC/POS commands is just for Epson printers?

 

[imbault]

At the beginning yes, now it's a std for recept printers like yours

 

[buras3]

but i need sticker for shipping it's the same?
I haven't seen esc/pos in the Sdk

 

[imbault]

I think so, have a look at http://download.brother.com/welcome/docp000706/cv_ql720_eng_escp_100.pdf
The ESC/p doc of your printer

 

[buras3]

Tank you very much
But I don't know how to connect to the printer
Is there a simple way for me to print from an app ?
I need to buy a shipping label printer and i don't know what to buy
it's very urgent

 

[imbault]

You need to print label? right

 

[buras3]

yes around 7-12 cm * 7-12cm

 

[imbault]

Do you need the printer to be portable, with batteries ? or not