Link the Printer to Our System

It was not possible to generate barcodes on third parties where the use device contained a printer because our warehousing system deals primarily with barcodes whether Items or location. Therefore, there were two ways to connect the printer’s hardware to the system.

The trickiest method of using that printer is to do it through Java, which is what Mr. Peter sent me as our backup option.

Alternately, use the react-native printer library. As per usual, I began by investigating the library. My first chore was to install and set it up, and the library documentation provided two options for linking it: manually or by using the command line. I tried both, but nobody wants to collaborate with me because the whole software won’t launch. After some research and searching, I discovered a person having the same issue as me, but with a different library. They offered him some solutions, one of which was to declare the library outside the Java manifest, allowing me to attempt anything without having to code it in Java.

I discovered that the printer accepts photos once I declared the library, so I’m just waiting for Mr. Peter to develop the backend to create the barcode of our item or location, which will lower the error rate compared to printing from a third party who might put it incorrectly.

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