point-of-sale

Problem interfacing C++ POS controls with the .NET POS SDK

We're trying implement a .NET Service Object that supports a COM interface to emulate a POSPrinter but still be compatible with the older technologies. We have our interface and class object in the following class.. using [...] namespace yRPOSPrinterDotNet { [Guid("2D570F11-4BD8-40e7-BF14-38772063AAF0")] [InterfaceType(ComIn...

Epson OPOS ADK for .NET drivers for windows 7

Has anyone used Epson OPOS ADK for .NET for windows 7. i tried to install windows vista drivers on windows 7, since there are none available for windows 7, but it did not work. Please share any suggestions or ideas that might have worked for you. I am using a TM-88IV receipt printer ...

MS cash drawer with epson TM-IV88 Status API

Does anyone know how to monitor cash drawer's open/close state using Advanced Printer Driver's Status API for Epson TM-88IV thermal printer. I wish i could use OPOS for ADK .Net, but haven't had luck setting it up on windows 7. Does anyone know how to be a part of epson developer network. I have gone through the information available a...

Printing simplified Chinese characters on Epson TM-T88IVM

I am trying to print Chinese characters on an Epson TM-T88IV M (parallel port) using the Microsoft Point of Service SDK in C#. However, they appear as questions marks on the printer. (?) My PosPrinter has the following valid CharacterSetList : 255,437,850,852,858,860,863,865,866,936,998,999,1252 And the following CapCharacterSet: Kanji...

Hypercom P2100 pinpad programming

Hey guys, i have got a Hypercom P2100 pinpad that i need to incorporate in my POS app. I tried to access it through hyperterminal but didn't succeed. It is connected to my machine through a USB to Serial interface, could that be the source of problem. In addition, upon googling the programming samples that i could find just showed, at m...

Determining HID interface to be POS or Keyboard in C++

I've got some bar code scanner devices that can handle a variety of USB interfaces (COMM Emulation, HID Keyboard, HID POS, etc.) The problem is that, while I can tell if the device is in a HID mode, I need to be able to determine if it's HID Keyboard or HID POS. Is there a way to determine this using Win32 C++, preferably with the buil...

POS For .NET: Failed to set property properties of PosPrinter.

I can't set properties of PosPritnter class. For example PageModeStation, PageModeVerticalPosition, PageModePrintArea etc. PosPrinter posPrinter = (PosPrinter)posExplorer.CreateInstance(posPrinterInfo); posPrinter.Open(); posPrinter.Claim(1000); posPrinter.DeviceEnabled = true; posPrinter.PageModeVerticalPosition = 10; //<--- Exception ...

How to print from web application to receipt printer ?

I was asked by my client to print the receipt into Epson TM U220 (http://pos.epson.com/products/TM-U220.htm) from my web application. I have no idea how to do that. is there any java applets or something else that I can use for printing ? or should i use jasper (is jasper has lib for helping to cope this problem?) (if there is flash apps...

OPOS not working on 64 bit system

Anyone have experience with OPOS? I can't get my app to recognize the LDNs for the devices running on a 64 bit machine. I've got down to the point where I know that the OleforRetail stuff is now under Wow6432Node in the Registry. I suspect the common controls can't find the LDN because of this. Is there any kind of workaround? Failing ...

best solution to use a DLL/Driver?

Hi, Im working with a CD722UN Customer Display for our POS application. it comes with a USB2.0 connection and a installation package containing a driver ect.. now, for my application. how should i do when i want to access this driver? at the moment i'm using the "CD722UN application"s .dll path but that can warry from clients OS ect.....

Read from POS Devices

Hi Experts, What would be the best design for a Java web based application to read Check or Credit Card from POS Devices which are configured/installed at client machine? The design which I have decided is: When cashier selects payment mode as 'Check' or 'Credit Card' open a pop-up. From pop-up, I am calling an Applet through JNLP wh...

Best Practise for Writing a POS System

Hi, I'm putting together a basic Point of Sale (POS) system in C# that needs to print to a receipt printer and open a cash drawer. Do I have to use the Microsoft Point of Service SDK? I've been playing around with printing to my Samsung printer using the Windows driver that came with it, and it seems to work great. I assume though that...

Point of sale app architecture advice

hi everyone! I need to develop a point of sale app that will be used on several locations. In every location it will be use a single database and it will be, in another location a master database with all cashflow and inventory moves. The restriction is that the available internet connection between nodes is very poor, so in certain way ...

How to switch users in a smooth way in a Point-Of-Sale system?

I am designing a Point-Of-Sale system for a small shop. The shop just have one Point-Of-Sale but often they are one to three users (sellers) in the shop. Each user have their own user account in the system so they login and logout very often. How should I design the login/logout system in a good way? For the moment the users don't use p...

Digital Signature Device Recommendations (Mini Tablet)

I'd like to capture signatures of application users with a mini-tablet/little pos signature device. I welcome any first hand experiences of which ones were good and which ones to stay away from. Off the top of my head I can think of a few features I'd like to see: USB interface Not too expensive (I don't know 100-200 dollars?) Be eas...

How to design a distributed application using a Message Broker and a Database?

I would like to implement an distributed Point-Of-Sale system, somewhat like the one described in Point of sale app architecture advice. It is a distributed system with these charachteristics: The clients are mission critical, they should work even if the network connection or the server fails, but just for a few days or so. The clien...

Intercept POS print instruction, capture the text content and send it to the printer

I would like intercept print instruction from POS (Point-of-Sale) systems, capture the text content(as I need to use this) and send it to the printer. And would also like to use a program with OPOS standards, so that it will work with all kinds of POS system. I looked into MS POS .Net and and samples from MONORECS and still not clear on ...

Openbravo Point of Sales: Tax after a certain amount.

I'm using Openbravo opensource PoS. Is it possible to setup Openbravo PoS to apply a tax only after a certain amount? For example, if the total is less than or equal to $10 then there is no tax, but if the total is over $10 then a 8% tax is applied. Ie: the item costs $10 then the total is $10. If the item is $10.01 then the total is $1...

Linkable reporting library for Qt, with editor or easy markup

Is there a reporting library which can be linked with a Qt application to generate and print invoices (from within my own application, no seperate tool). The invoices are needed to print instantly, so I have the following requirements: pipe data to be printed into the reporting library choose from a predefined reporting template (creat...

Magento Point of Sale Integration

Hi all, I am currently building a Magento (Community Edition) site for a customer who needs Magento to sync with their inventory software, and I am having a very hard time figuring this out. I have searched everywhere and can not find an answer. So far the best I have found is that Magento can connect to Quickbooks using eCC. However, ...