Raw Data Printer Component

Send Raw Data & Native Printer Commands (ESC Codes) To Any Printer
Raw Data Printer is a clever ActiveX component designed especially for sending data to any type of printers, such as ticket printers, check printers, label printers, RFID printers, barcode printers and cash registers.

It enables you to print raw data and send native printer commands (escape codes) directly to the printer, bypassing any printer drivers. You do not even need to have a printer driver installed on the system! And all this, is done using just a single line of code! No more pain with printing raw data or sending printer commands!

Raw Data Printer is a unique component that enables you to control the entire range of printer functions directly from within your code by sending native printer commands (escape codes or any other commands) in any printer command language (e.g. standard ESC commands, ZPL commands, PCL commands, etc.). Moreover, it supports any custom printer commands not defined in any common printer command languages.

Another great and unique feature of Raw Data Printer is its ability to send your data and commands to any printer installed on your machine, including any of your network printers. You just need to specify the printer name in a method argument when sending your data, and your data will be sent on-the-fly to that printer! Moreover, you can just specify a filename and the object will pick the data from the file and send it to the specified printer.

Raw Data Printer also works with any normal printer (dot matrix printers, laser printers, inkjet printers, etc.). It supports both local printers as well as network printers. Local printers are supported on any port (COM ports, Parallel ports, USB ports, Firewire ports, etc.)

Raw Data Printer can be used from any programming language that support ActiveX components (COM objects), such as VB (Visual Basic), VBA, VB.NET, C#.NET, VC++.NET, ASP (Active Server Pages), ASP.NET, HTML, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), VC++, Delphi, etc.

Main features of Raw Data Printer Component:

Enables you to send raw data to your printers from within your application using just a single line of code!

Enables you to send native printer commands to any printer (e.g. ESC codes), so you can control everything from within your code (e.g. font face, size, paper orientation, print quality, paper cutter, etc.) and whatever commands supported by your printer!

Enables you to send raw data (as string) from within your code or specifying a file that contains the data, or even both at the same time! Thus, when printing a check or a ticket, for example, you can supply the customer data from within your code, while the remaining data to be printed are retrieved from a text file!

No need to have any printer drivers installed on your system (Raw Data Printer bypasses any printer driver when sending data to the printer)

Compatible with all printers including label printers, ticket printers, RFID printers, barcode printers and cash registers

Supports continuous paper and cut sheet paper

Works with both local printers and network printers

Works with printers connected to any computer port (COM, USB, Parallel, Firewire, etc.)

Enables you to print your data line-by-line and see the printer printing each line instantly once it is sent, without ejecting the page from the printer (if you need to continue printing on the same page or using continuous paper)

Can print to any printer installed on the system, even if it is not the default system printer (you just specify the printer name when sending your data and it will go to that printer)!

Makes use of the Windows Printer Spooler so you can watch the status of all the documents currently waiting in the printer queue

Notifies you when the printing starts and when it completes by triggering special events

Notifies you which file is currently being printed, through a special event argument

Notifies you when an error occurs while sending data to the printer, through a special event

Enables you to cancel the printing once it starts, through a special event argument

Can be used in any programming languages that support ActiveX components (COM objects) such as VB (Visual Basic), VBA, VB.NET, C#.NET, VC++.NET, ASP (Active Server Pages), ASP.NET, HTML, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), VC++, Delphi, etc.

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