Class ClientPrintJob

The ClientPrinter object refers to the kind of printer that the client machine has attached or can reach.

• Use a DefaultPrinter object for using the default printer installed in the client machine.
• Use a InstalledPrinter object for using a printer installed in the client machine with an associated Windows driver.
• Use a ParallelPortPrinter object for using a printer which is connected through a parallel port in the client machine.
• Use a SerialPortPrinter object for using a printer which is connected through a serial port in the client machine.
• Use a NetworkPrinter object for using a Network IP/Ethernet printer which can be reached from the client machine.

The encoding code page is needed to convert the specified printer's commands in text plain format to bytes. If you are using the BinaryPrinterCommands property instead of PrinterCommands, then the encoding code page is not taken into account.

The string set to the PrinterCommands property can contain chars expressed in VB or C# hexadecimal notation. Many printer languages have commands which are represented by non-printable chars and to express these commands in a string could require many concatenations and hence be not so readable. By using hex notation in your preferred language (VB or C#) you can make it simple and elegant. Here is an example: if you need to encode ASCII 27 (escape), then you can represent it as &H27 or 0x27 (VB and C# hex notation respectively).

Most Printer Command Languages already provide commands for printing copies. Always use that command instead of this property. Refer to the printer command language manual or specification for further details.