Problem using Star TSP100 printer - missing path maybe?

Question

Hi

I have an applaication (C#, POS for .NET) which is working fine with an Epson TM88IV and cash drawer.

I now decided to test the application with a Star TSP100 USB printer.  I downloaded the Configuration Utility and OPUS driver from Star and have installed them giving both the printer and cash drawer a logical name.  Using the Star check health utilty the printer prints and the Cash Drawer opens. Happy days!!!!

However, using the TestApp in the Microsoft Point of Service SDK. I navigate to the logical name of my start printer and click "open" and get the following error:

POSControlException ErrorCode(Failure) ExtendedErrorCode(0) occurred: Method Open threw an exception.  The device cannot perform the requested procedure.
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8000FFFF): Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 culture, String[] namedParameters)
   at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams)
   at System.Type.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.PointOfService.Legacy.LegacyProxy.InvokeMethod(String methodName, Object[]& parameters, Boolean[] byRef)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8000FFFF): Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
Created instance of device: Star TSP100 PosPrinter

Using Service Object Manager by SJJmicro.com i see that the path of the service object is blank where as all my epson service objects point to a dll.
It also has a Legacy value of TRUE where most of the others are false.

Any ideas as to what is wrong?

Thanks

 

Answer 1

 

Downloaded the common control objects from http://monroecs.com/oposccos_current.htm and referenced them in my program and now all seems fine!  Only slight problem i have now is that on the receipts it is displaying a funny looking B character instead of a £.

James

Answer 2

 

Downloaded the common control objects from http://monroecs.com/oposccos_current.htm and referenced them in my program and now all seems fine!  Only slight problem i have now is that on the receipts it is displaying a funny looking B character instead of a £.

James

Did you mange to solve the problem with funny B character instead of a £? I've noticed the same problem.

Using CCO it printed fine once. But since then I keep getting following error when trying to set DeviceEnabled = true

Type : Microsoft.PointOfService.PosControlException, Microsoft.PointOfService, Version=1.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
Message : Failed to set property DeviceEnabled.
Source : Microsoft.PointOfService
Help link :
ErrorCode : Illegal
ErrorCodeExtended : 0
Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
TargetSite : Void SetProperty(System.String, System.Object)
Stack Trace :    at Microsoft.PointOfService.Legacy.LegacyProxy.SetProperty(String propertyName, Object propertyValue)
   at Microsoft.PointOfService.Legacy.LegacyProxy.set_DeviceEnabled(Boolean value)
   at Microsoft.PointOfService.Legacy.LegacyPosPrinter.set_DeviceEnabled(Boolean value)

However, I managed to find the cause of this error. When I close my Pos application for some reason, the device is still remains blocked by StarSharedPort2009 application which starts when you first print. If I restart my Pos application I would not be able to set DeviceEnabled to true. Killing StarSharedPort2009 application lets me resolve this error. However, same thing continues.

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bhav27