1. José Gasparini
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. Monday, 27 May 2019 02:37 AM UTC

How I can select a bluetooth printer in PowerBuilder Mobile?.

I can't print my datawindow. I download some applications for Android, but print very small my report, I'm using a 58mm paper with a thermal printer.

 

Thks

Chris Pollach @Appeon Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Wednesday, 29 May 2019 04:08 AM UTC
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  3. # 1

Hi José;

  It is a little different on Android devices as they may or may not detect WiFi and or BlueTooth printers. In older versions of Android, you need to manually download the print driver from the manufacturer via the PlayStore. In my case on Android 7.0, I needed to go to the PlayStore and download the ESPON manufacturer driver for the O/S. Once it was installed and I had to open the System Settings and navigate to the printer section. Then "Add" the Epson printer and enable it. Once I did that, my PB Apps DWO's could print to the now enabled printer.

  On newer Android O/S's like v 8.x or 9.x, you can have the O/S scan for WiFi / BlueTooth enabled printers nearby. On my tablet for example that runs 8.1.0, the O/S automatically located my Epson WiFi printer. It then brought the manufacturer's driver down from the PlayStore and installed it. I still had to enable the device driver after that (basically turn it on) under the settings menu. Then again, all my PB Apps running under AWS could now print using that printer.

HTH

Regards ... Chris

 

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José Gasparini Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Wednesday, 29 May 2019 00:20 AM UTC
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Thank you Marco. I have a generic thermal printer, Do you Know some printer application that I can use for Android ?, because Android not detect my printer

 

Regard

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Marco Meoni Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Tuesday, 28 May 2019 06:28 AM UTC
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Hello José,

dw.print() will prompt any available AirPrinter-compatible (iOS), Bluetooth or Google Cloud (Android) printers.
The Powerserver Mobile app will then access printer functionality as provided by the underlying O.S.

Cheers,

Marco

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