Hello
We are trying to create a report that contains a PCL escape sequence for a HP printer to read and then generate a 2D barcode using the Barcodejet software installed on the printer.
<esc>27(s0p0v20,0b24830TBARCODE.<esc>
Is it possible to insert the PCL escape sequence into a Telerik report and if so what is the escape character that should be used to represent the start of the escape sequence?
Thanks in advance
Joel
We are trying to create a report that contains a PCL escape sequence for a HP printer to read and then generate a 2D barcode using the Barcodejet software installed on the printer.
<esc>27(s0p0v20,0b24830TBARCODE.<esc>
Is it possible to insert the PCL escape sequence into a Telerik report and if so what is the escape character that should be used to represent the start of the escape sequence?
Thanks in advance
Joel
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Hello Joel,
Expressions in Telerik Reporting are evaluated by the Reporting engine in the report processing stage and then the report with all of its items is rendered to a specific format (Image, PDF, XPS, etc.). This means that the text in the described escape sequence will not be passed directly to the printer. Thus, it is not possible to pass an escape sequence to your device from a Telerik Reporting report.
You need to pass a value to the Barcode.Value property which will then be converted internally to an image and this image is then passed to the printer. However, the Barcode item currently does not support 2D barcodes. We are planning to introduce the QR code and PDF417 barcode types for the next official release of the Reporting suite.
Regards,
Nasko
Telerik
Expressions in Telerik Reporting are evaluated by the Reporting engine in the report processing stage and then the report with all of its items is rendered to a specific format (Image, PDF, XPS, etc.). This means that the text in the described escape sequence will not be passed directly to the printer. Thus, it is not possible to pass an escape sequence to your device from a Telerik Reporting report.
You need to pass a value to the Barcode.Value property which will then be converted internally to an image and this image is then passed to the printer. However, the Barcode item currently does not support 2D barcodes. We are planning to introduce the QR code and PDF417 barcode types for the next official release of the Reporting suite.
Regards,
Nasko
Telerik
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