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This code is out of date, and I have no interest/incentive to keep it up to date. Use at your own risk. If you want to take this repo over, let me know, and I'll happily transfer it.

DPDLocalPrinter

A program that enables sending Citizen Label printer PRN data directly to the label/barcode printer. Designed to be connected to from a webpage using websockets or another utility running on the computer with the ability to connect to a websocket.

Getting Started

This program runs on the local computer running windows 7 or higher. This must be the same computer that the printer is plugged into.

Installing

• Create a printer share for the local Citizen label printer and give it the share name "CITIZEN"
• Download and run "DPD Label Printer.exe" to perform the installation: https://github.com/MacroMan/DPDLocalPrinter/releases/download/v1.0/DPD.Local.Printer.exe
• Let the installer run test.html to print a test label

Usage

Once installed, you can connect using any websocket client at ws://localhost:4000 and send the PRN data as a text stream. See example-client.js for a JavaScript client example.

Installing from source

Installation

• Clone or download this repo
• Download portable node: https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.15.2/win-x86/node.exe
• This must be saved as "node.exe" in the source directory
• Run npm install
• Install the service by running node.exe service.js install
• Uninstall by running node.exe service.js uninstall
• If you are going to compile the final executable, you need to have Inno Setup installed: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

License

BSD 2-Clause License - See LICENSE.