Anyone used jZebra?

[Neil Porter]

I'm looking to print barcode labels from my Nettalk Webserver, without the end user having to preview a pdf first. Speed is everything to the guys doing the key entry, and someone has suggested that I should look at jZebra, which appears to be an open source solution for sending raw data to a printer.

Has anyone any experience with this applet?

I've never tried to add any java code to any of Bruces templates. Any tips or pointers, considering what I'm trying to achieve?

Regards,

Neil.

[richking]

I have never used jZebra, but Zebra printers use very simple text instructions.  If the Zebra printers are on the network and your application knows where they are, you can simply send the text straight to them.  No need for Java nor printer drivers.  We store the location of a printer for each user in a table on the server and send the text direct to the printer.  We use the Zebranet models that attach directly to the Ethernet.  If the printers are attached to the PCs, they need to be shared to be accessible from the server.

Richard

[Neil Porter]

Thanks Richard,

I'm familiar with the Zebra printers. We are using LP2844's and their newer replacements.

I've even used the EPL language. I haven't used the network attached versions though.

I'm still not sure how I would get my webserver to automatically serve the text to a remote printer though.

Neil.