RE: Cash register (Point Of Sale)

[Dean Bathke <dbathke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

we do the same with a variety of cashregisters/printers.
normally the devices have a variety of 'control strings' that are sent to it
to OPEN drawer, Print receipt etc
these codes will depend on the printer you use.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gwecnal@aol.com [SMTP:Gwecnal@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:41 AM
> To:   rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Cash register (Point Of Sale)
>
> In a message dated Thu, 16 May 2002 10:37:38,  Bogdan Rogowski writes:
>
> < I want to "emulate" cash register (POS) on AS/400 terminal.
> < Is there any way I can connect POS printer and cash drawer to the
> < terminal (or PC w/emulator) and control them from RPG program?
>
> We are doing that with a printer sold by Ithaca Periferals.  It is a
> narrow
> printer that uses cash register tape and is attached to a terminal via a
> parallel port and configures as a system printer.  A cash drawer can
> be attached to a port on the printer and opened by "printing" a
> special character string.  Features like form feed and cut paper are
> controlled the same way.  HTH
>
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