Create a XML File in C:\temp\books.xml with the following content:
<Books xmlns="">
<Book ISBN="0-7356-0562-9" Title="XML in Action" />
<Book ISBN="0-7356-1377-X" Title="Introducing Microsoft .NET" />
<Book ISBN="0-7356-1288-9" Title="Inside C#" />
<Book ISBN="0-7356-1370-2" Title="Programming Microsoft Windows With C#" />
<Book ISBN="0-7356-1448-2" Title="Microsoft C# Language Specifications" />
</Books>
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 TextItem object for binding to book's title
Dim txt1 As New TextItem(0.1, 0.05, 2.8, 0.3, "")
'set data field
txt1.DataField = "Title"
'set font
txt1.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
txt1.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt1.Font.Size = 9
'set alignment
txt1.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
'Define a TextItem object for ISBN word
Dim txt2 As New TextItem(0.1, 0.3, 0.75, 0.5, "ISBN:")
'set font
txt2.Font.Name = "Arial"
txt2.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt2.Font.Size = 14
txt2.Font.Bold = True
'set alignment
txt2.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
'Define a TextItem object for binding to ISBN code
Dim txt3 As New TextItem(0.75, 0.32, 2, 0.5, "")
'set data field
txt3.DataField = "ISBN"
'set font
txt3.Font.Name = "Courier New"
txt3.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point
txt3.Font.Size = 14
'set alignment
txt3.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left
'Define a BarcodeItem object for encoding ISBN barcode
Dim bc As New BarcodeItem(0.1, 0.57, 2.8, 1.3, BarcodeSymbology.Isbn, "")
'set data field
bc.DataField = "ISBN"
'set barcode size
bc.BarWidth = 0.013
bc.BarHeight = 1
bc.EanUpcGuardBar = True
bc.EanUpcGuardBarHeight = bc.BarHeight + 5 * bc.BarWidth
'set barcode alignment
bc.BarcodeAlignment = BarcodeAlignment.MiddleCenter
'Add items to ThermalLabel object...
tLabel.Items.Add(txt1)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt2)
tLabel.Items.Add(txt3)
tLabel.Items.Add(bc)
'Create data source...
Dim books As New DataSet()
books.ReadXml("c:\temp\books.xml")
'set data source...
tLabel.DataSource = books
'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 TextItem object for binding to book's title
TextItem txt1 = new TextItem(0.1, 0.05, 2.8, 0.3, "");
//set data field
txt1.DataField = "Title";
//set font
txt1.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow";
txt1.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt1.Font.Size = 9;
//set alignment
txt1.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
//Define a TextItem object for ISBN word
TextItem txt2 = new TextItem(0.1, 0.3, 0.75, 0.5, "ISBN:");
//set font
txt2.Font.Name = "Arial";
txt2.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt2.Font.Size = 14;
txt2.Font.Bold = true;
//set alignment
txt2.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
//Define a TextItem object for binding to ISBN code
TextItem txt3 = new TextItem(0.75, 0.32, 2, 0.5, "");
//set data field
txt3.DataField = "ISBN";
//set font
txt3.Font.Name = "Courier New";
txt3.Font.Unit = FontUnit.Point;
txt3.Font.Size = 14;
//set alignment
txt3.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left;
//Define a BarcodeItem object for encoding ISBN barcode
BarcodeItem bc = new BarcodeItem(0.1, 0.57, 2.8, 1.3, BarcodeSymbology.Isbn, "");
//set data field
bc.DataField = "ISBN";
//set barcode size
bc.BarWidth = 0.013;
bc.BarHeight = 1;
bc.EanUpcGuardBar = true;
bc.EanUpcGuardBarHeight = bc.BarHeight + 5 * bc.BarWidth;
//set barcode alignment
bc.BarcodeAlignment = BarcodeAlignment.MiddleCenter;
//Add items to ThermalLabel object...
tLabel.Items.Add(txt1);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt2);
tLabel.Items.Add(txt3);
tLabel.Items.Add(bc);
//Create data source...
DataSet books = new DataSet();
books.ReadXml(@"c:\temp\books.xml");
//set data source...
tLabel.DataSource = books;
//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);
}