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I am having trouble printing to a label printer. The code below prints 4 "labels" on one (Picture of Label Attached).
The code below prints to a brother QL-500 label printer. It prints onto 3.5" by 1.1" labels.
It would also be great if someone could help me better understand the code.
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
import java.awt.print.Paper;
import java.awt.print.Printable;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import javax.print.PrintService;
public class DYMOLabelPrintConnector implements Printable {
public static final String PRINTERNAME = "DYMO LabelWriter 400";
public static final boolean PRINTMENU = false;
public static void main(String[] args) {
PrinterJob printerJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
PageFormat pageFormat = printerJob.defaultPage();
Paper paper = new Paper();
final double widthPaper = (1.2 * 72);
final double heightPaper = (1.5 * 72);
paper.setSize(widthPaper, heightPaper);
paper.setImageableArea(0, 0, widthPaper, heightPaper);
pageFormat.setPaper(paper);
pageFormat.setOrientation(PageFormat.LANDSCAPE);
if (PRINTMENU) {
if (printerJob.printDialog()) {
printerJob.setPrintable(new DYMOLabelPrintConnector(), pageFormat);
try {
printerJob.print();
} catch (PrinterException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
} else {
PrintService[] printService = PrinterJob.lookupPrintServices();
for (int i = 0; i < printService.length; i++) {
System.out.println(printService[i].getName());
if (printService[i].getName().compareTo(PRINTERNAME) == 0) {
try {
printerJob.setPrintService(printService[i]);
printerJob.setPrintable(new DYMOLabelPrintConnector(), pageFormat);
printerJob.print();
} catch (PrinterException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
System.exit(0);
}
public String getValue(final int elementOnLabel, final int labelCounter) {
String value = "";
switch (elementOnLabel) {
case 0:
// what ever you want to have in this line
value = "SetupX";
break;
case 1:
// what ever you want to have in this line
value = "fiehnlab.ucd";
break;
case 2:
// what ever you want to have in this line
value = "id: " + labelCounter;
break;
case 3:
// what ever you want to have in this line
// TODO - add DB connection
value = "label:" + elementOnLabel;
break;
case 4:
// what ever you want to have in this line
value = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, Locale.US).format(new Date());
break;
default:
break;
}
return value;
}
public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex)
throws PrinterException {
System.out.println("printing page: " + pageIndex);
if (pageIndex < getPageNumbers()) {
Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) graphics;
// g.translate(pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY());
g.translate(20, 10);
String value = "";
pageIndex = pageIndex + 1;
// specific for four circular labels per page
for (int x = 0; x < 80; x = x + 50) {
for (int y = 0; y < 80; y = y + 36) {
int posOnPage = 4; // BottomRight, TopRight, BottomLeft, TopLeft
if (x > 0) {
posOnPage = posOnPage - 2;
}
if (y > 0) {
posOnPage = posOnPage - 1;
}
// current counter for the label.
int id = (posOnPage - 1) + ((pageIndex - 1) * 4);
// setupx
g.setFont(new Font(g.getFont().getFontName(), g.getFont().getStyle(), 3));
value = this.getValue(0, id);
g.drawString(" " + value, x, y);
// fiehnlab
g.setFont(new Font(g.getFont().getFontName(), g.getFont().getStyle(), 3));
value = this.getValue(1, id);
g.drawString(" " + value, x, y + 4);
// ID
g.setFont(new Font(g.getFont().getFontName(), Font.BOLD, 7));
value = this.getValue(2, id);
g.drawString("" + value, x, y + 10);
// label
g.setFont(new Font(g.getFont().getFontName(), g.getFont().getStyle(), 5));
value = this.getValue(3, id);
g.drawString(" " + value, x, y + 16);
// date
g.setFont(new Font(g.getFont().getFontName(), Font.PLAIN, 3));
value = this.getValue(4, id);
g.drawString(" " + value, x, y + 20);
}
}
return PAGE_EXISTS;
} else {
return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
}
}
public int getPageNumbers() {
return 5;
}
}
enter code here
Here is What it Prints:
647
Wow, I can't tell you how much I love printing in Java, when it works, it's great...
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public class PrinterTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
if (pj.printDialog()) {
PageFormat pf = pj.defaultPage();
Paper paper = pf.getPaper();
double width = fromCMToPPI(3.5);
double height = fromCMToPPI(8.8);
paper.setSize(width, height);
paper.setImageableArea(
fromCMToPPI(0.25),
fromCMToPPI(0.5),
width - fromCMToPPI(0.35),
height - fromCMToPPI(1));
System.out.println("Before- " + dump(paper));
pf.setOrientation(PageFormat.PORTRAIT);
pf.setPaper(paper);
System.out.println("After- " + dump(paper));
System.out.println("After- " + dump(pf));
dump(pf);
PageFormat validatePage = pj.validatePage(pf);
System.out.println("Valid- " + dump(validatePage));
//Book book = new Book();
//book.append(new MyPrintable(), pf);
//pj.setPageable(book);
pj.setPrintable(new MyPrintable(), pf);
try {
pj.print();
} catch (PrinterException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
protected static double fromCMToPPI(double cm) {
return toPPI(cm * 0.393700787);
}
protected static double toPPI(double inch) {
return inch * 72d;
}
protected static String dump(Paper paper) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(64);
sb.append(paper.getWidth()).append("x").append(paper.getHeight())
.append("/").append(paper.getImageableX()).append("x").
append(paper.getImageableY()).append(" - ").append(paper
.getImageableWidth()).append("x").append(paper.getImageableHeight());
return sb.toString();
}
protected static String dump(PageFormat pf) {
Paper paper = pf.getPaper();
return dump(paper);
}
public static class MyPrintable implements Printable {
@Override
public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat,
int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
System.out.println(pageIndex);
int result = NO_SUCH_PAGE;
if (pageIndex < 2) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) graphics;
System.out.println("[Print] " + dump(pageFormat));
double width = pageFormat.getImageableWidth();
double height = pageFormat.getImageableHeight();
g2d.translate((int) pageFormat.getImageableX(),
(int) pageFormat.getImageableY());
g2d.draw(new Rectangle2D.Double(1, 1, width - 1, height - 1));
FontMetrics fm = g2d.getFontMetrics();
g2d.drawString("0x0", 0, fm.getAscent());
result = PAGE_EXISTS;
}
return result;
}
}
}
I'm aware of a number of inconsistencies with the PrintDialog doing werid and wonderful things if you try and specify Paper sizes and margins, but honestly, that's a question for another day.
The code I've posted was capable for printing two labels one after the other without issue on my Dymo LabelWriter 400 Turbo
UPDATED
Should also mention, I think you were basically missing PageFormat.setPaper
UPDATED with Barbaque BarCode
Print from file example...
Barcode b = BarcodeFactory.createCode128("Hello");
b.setResolution(72);
File f = new File("mybarcode.png");
// Let the barcode image handler do the hard work
BarcodeImageHandler.savePNG(b, f);
.
.
.
public static class PrintFromFile implements Printable {
@Override
public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
int result = NO_SUCH_PAGE;
if (pageIndex == 0) {
graphics.translate((int)pageFormat.getImageableX(), (int)pageFormat.getImageableY());
result = PAGE_EXISTS;
try {
// You may want to rescale the image to better fit the label??
BufferedImage read = ImageIO.read(new File("mybarcode.png"));
graphics.drawImage(read, 0, 0, null);
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
return result;
}
}
Printing direct to the Graphics context
Barcode b = BarcodeFactory.createCode128("Hello");
b.setResolution(72);
.
.
.
public static class PrintToGraphics implements Printable {
private Barcode b;
private PrintToGraphics(Barcode b) {
this.b = b;
}
@Override
public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
int result = NO_SUCH_PAGE;
if (pageIndex == 0) {
result = PAGE_EXISTS;
int x = (int)pageFormat.getImageableX();
int y = (int)pageFormat.getImageableY();
int width = (int)pageFormat.getImageableWidth();
int height = (int)pageFormat.getImageableHeight();
graphics.translate(x, y);
try {
b.draw((Graphics2D)graphics, 0, 0);
} catch (OutputException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
return result;
}
}
Last but not least, directly from the "examples" directory of the download
public class PrintingExample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try
{
Barcode b = BarcodeFactory.createCode128("Hello");
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
job.setPrintable(b);
if (job.printDialog())
{
job.print();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
#After a long hour of analysis found 100% solution
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.InvalidFormatException;
import org.apache.poi.util.Units;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFDocument;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFParagraph;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFRun;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTBody;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTDocument1;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTPageMar;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTPageSz;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTSectPr;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STPageOrientation;
public class CreateWord {
public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
XWPFDocument doc = new XWPFDocument();
CTDocument1 document = doc.getDocument();
CTBody body = document.getBody();
if (!body.isSetSectPr()) {
body.addNewSectPr();
}
CTSectPr section = body.getSectPr();
if (!section.isSetPgSz()) {
section.addNewPgSz();
}
if (!section.isSetPgMar()) {
CTPageMar margin = section.addNewPgMar();
margin.setTop(BigInteger.valueOf(500));
margin.setBottom(BigInteger.valueOf(100));
margin.setLeft(BigInteger.valueOf(0));
margin.setRight(BigInteger.valueOf(0));
}
CTPageSz pageSize = section.getPgSz();
pageSize.setOrient(STPageOrientation.LANDSCAPE);
pageSize.setW(BigInteger.valueOf(6000));
pageSize.setH(BigInteger.valueOf(2000));
XWPFParagraph title = doc.createParagraph();
XWPFRun run = title.createRun();
// run.setText("Fig.1 A Natural Scene");
// run.setBold(true);
// title.setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);
String imgFile = "E:\\barcode.png";
FileInputStream is = new FileInputStream(imgFile);
// run.addBreak();
try {
run.addPicture(is, XWPFDocument.PICTURE_TYPE_JPEG, imgFile, Units.toEMU(300), Units.toEMU(70));
} catch (InvalidFormatException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} // 200x200
// pixels
is.close();
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("E:\\test4.docx");
doc.write(fos);
fos.close();
}
}
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/VA0IL.png
[2]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aSv4.png
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