Add a button control onto the form and paste the following code in the click
event handler of the button:
Visual Basic .NET
'Define a ThermalLabel object and set unit to inch and label size
Dim tLabel As New ThermalLabel(UnitType.Inch, 3, 2)
tLabel.GapLength = 0.2
'Define a couple of TextItem objects for Employee info
Dim txt1 As New TextItem(0.1, 0.05, 2.8, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt1.DataField = "Name"
'set font
txt1.Font.Name = "Arial"
txt1.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt1.Font.Size = 12
'set alignment
txt1.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
Dim txt2 As New TextItem(0.1, 0.35, 2.8, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt2.DataField = "Address"
'set font
txt2.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
txt2.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt2.Font.Size = 10
'set alignment
txt2.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
Dim txt3 As New TextItem(0.1, 0.65, 1.5, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt3.DataField = "City"
'set font
txt3.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
txt3.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt3.Font.Size = 10
'set alignment
txt3.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
Dim txt4 As New TextItem(1.6, 0.65, 0.5, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt4.DataField = "State"
'set font
txt4.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
txt4.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt4.Font.Size = 10
'set alignment
txt4.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
Dim txt5 As New TextItem(2.1, 0.65, 0.7, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt5.DataField = "PostalCode"
'set font
txt5.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
txt5.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt5.Font.Size = 10
'set alignment
txt5.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
'Define a BarcodeItem object for encoding the postal code in USPS Postnet
Dim bc As New BarcodeItem(0.1, 0.95, 2.8, 0.65, BarcodeSymbology.Postnet, "")
'set data field
bc.DataField = "PostalCode"
'set narrow bar width
bc.BarWidth = 0.02
'do not set a quiet zone
bc.QuietZone = new FrameThickness(0)
'set barcode alignment
bc.BarcodeAlignment = BarcodeAlignment.TopLeft
'hide human readable text
bc.DisplayCode = False
'Add items to ThermalLabel object...
tLabel.Items.Add(txt1)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt2)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt3)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt4)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt5)
tLabel.Items.Add(bc)
'Create data source...
Dim employees As New DataTable()
Using conn As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider= Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=C:\temp\DataBaseSample.mdb")
'open db connection...
conn.Open()
'execute db command...
Using cmd As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand("SELECT TOP 6 * FROM Employees", conn)
Using reader As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
employees.Load(reader)
End Using
End Using
End Using
'set data source...
tLabel.DataSource = employees
'Create a PrintJob object
Using pj As New PrintJob()
'Create PrinterSettings object
Dim myPrinter As New PrinterSettings()
myPrinter.Communication.CommunicationType = CommunicationType.USB
myPrinter.Dpi = 203
myPrinter.ProgrammingLanguage = ProgrammingLanguage.ZPL
myPrinter.PrinterName = "Zebra TLP2844-Z"
'Set PrinterSettings to PrintJob
pj.PrinterSettings = myPrinter
'Print ThermalLabel object...
pj.Print(tLabel)
End Using
Visual C# .NET
//Define a ThermalLabel object and set unit to inch and label size
ThermalLabel tLabel = new ThermalLabel(UnitType.Inch, 3, 2);
tLabel.GapLength = 0.2;
//Define a couple of TextItem objects for Employee info
TextItem txt1 = new TextItem(0.1, 0.05, 2.8, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt1.DataField = "Name";
//set font
txt1.Font.Name = "Arial";
txt1.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt1.Font.Size = 12;
//set alignment
txt1.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
TextItem txt2 = new TextItem(0.1, 0.35, 2.8, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt2.DataField = "Address";
//set font
txt2.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow";
txt2.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt2.Font.Size = 10;
//set alignment
txt2.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
TextItem txt3 = new TextItem(0.1, 0.65, 1.5, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt3.DataField = "City";
//set font
txt3.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow";
txt3.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt3.Font.Size = 10;
//set alignment
txt3.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
TextItem txt4 = new TextItem(1.6, 0.65, 0.5, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt4.DataField = "State";
//set font
txt4.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow";
txt4.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt4.Font.Size = 10;
//set alignment
txt4.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
TextItem txt5 = new TextItem(2.1, 0.65, 0.7, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt5.DataField = "PostalCode";
//set font
txt5.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow";
txt5.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt5.Font.Size = 10;
//set alignment
txt5.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
//Define a BarcodeItem object for encoding the postal code in USPS Postnet
BarcodeItem bc = new BarcodeItem(0.1, 0.95, 2.8, 0.65, BarcodeSymbology.Postnet, "");
//set data field
bc.DataField = "PostalCode";
//set narrow bar width
bc.BarWidth = 0.02;
//do not set a quiet zone
bc.QuietZone = new FrameThickness(0);
//set barcode alignment
bc.BarcodeAlignment = BarcodeAlignment.TopLeft;
//hide human readable text
bc.DisplayCode = false;
//Add items to ThermalLabel object...
tLabel.Items.Add(txt1);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt2);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt3);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt4);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt5);
tLabel.Items.Add(bc);
//Create data source...
DataTable employees = new DataTable();
using (System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(@"Provider= Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=C:\temp\DataBaseSample.mdb"))
{
//open db connection...
conn.Open();
//execute db command...
using (System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand cmd = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand("SELECT TOP 6 * FROM Employees", conn))
{
using (System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
employees.Load(reader);
}
}
}
//set data source...
tLabel.DataSource = employees;
//Create a PrintJob object
using (PrintJob pj = new PrintJob())
{
//Create PrinterSettings object
PrinterSettings myPrinter = new PrinterSettings();
myPrinter.Communication.CommunicationType = CommunicationType.USB;
myPrinter.Dpi = 203;
myPrinter.ProgrammingLanguage = ProgrammingLanguage.ZPL;
myPrinter.PrinterName = "Zebra TLP2844-Z";
//Set PrinterSettings to PrintJob
pj.PrinterSettings = myPrinter;
//Print ThermalLabel object...
pj.Print(tLabel);
}