How to send EPL2 command to a Zebra LP2844 printer via USB using C#

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I am required to print labels and bar codes on zebra label printer using C#. I have never used them before but read and tried to figure out a way to do that. And I have come across this code from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322091, but it didn't work. From my trials I can see that I was able to send the data to the printer but it doesn't respond and print. I am using buttons to send the command to the printer just like in the kb article.

private void  ConnectButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Allow the user to select a printer.
    string s =  "B26,26,0,UA0,2,2,152,B,\"{0}\"";
    PrintDialog pd =  new PrintDialog();
    pd.PrinterSettings = new PrinterSettings();
    if (DialogResult.OK == pd.ShowDialog(this))
    {
       // Send a printer-specific to the printer.
       RawPrintrHelper.SendStringToPrinter(pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName,s);
       MessageBox.Show("Data sent to printer.");
    }
}

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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The following two blog posts written by Nicholas Piasecki are an invaluable resource for everybody trying to print to Zebra printers from .NET:

(his website seems to be dead right now, so the links are going to the Wayback Machine)

I've been working with Zebra printers and EPL for more than 10 years, about 6 of them with .NET.
When I started with Zebra/EPL and .NET, those two blog posts were all I needed to get it to work.

Concerning this:

And I have come across this code from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322091, but it didn't work. From my trials I can see that I was able to send the data to the printer but it doesn't respond and print.

There's a bug in the code in that article, the solution is explained at the bottom of the first blog post that I linked.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Aug 27 '15 at 20:38

Christian Specht

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Thank you for your reply. But how do you add the reference Skiviez.UndiesClient.Domain ? I mean is it a dll or where do I get it? – Mahlye.Sol Aug 31 '15 at 08:24
or there is no use of adding it? – Mahlye.Sol Aug 31 '15 at 09:54
You don't need it. [Skiviez is the company where Nicholas works](http://web.archive.org/web/20140923221412/http://nicholas.piasecki.name/blog/about/), so all the `Skiviez.*` references are probable in there because he copied his code samples from his actual production code. – Christian Specht Aug 31 '15 at 21:02
@Mahlye.Sol: If my answer was helpful to you, please consider [accepting it](http://stackoverflow.com/help/someone-answers). – Christian Specht Sep 02 '15 at 15:22
Thank you so much for these links @ChristianSpecht. – Felipe Carminati Jan 05 '16 at 21:48

How to send EPL2 command to a Zebra LP2844 printer via USB using C#

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