[2005] Print Receipts

[arshesander]

hello, I'm starting to design point of sales software..

now, my problem is the printing of receipt? am i going to use crystal report? or or putting it into a RichTextBox and print it as WYSIWYG?

or pls advice me what to do? hope you can help me w/ this thanks..

[jmcilhinney]

You could do either of those, although I doubt that the RTB is a good idea because you'll likely need columns and alignment. You could also just use a PrintDocument yourself and draw the receipt as needed.

[arshesander]

oh i see? because most of the times, the paper (pos printer) of receipts in POS is too small but it is a continuous paper? that exactly what im pointing is..

it give me doubt to do it, because if i use crystal report, the alignment in left or right will my problem?

using PrintDocument? kindly give me sample code for it pls?

[jmcilhinney]

Read the documentation for the PrintDocument class and you'll get your code example, plus a good overall description and some detail of how the class works.

You should also read Merrion's printing guide, which you'll find a link to in his signature.