Possible to use a cash drawer without a receipt printer in MVC 5?

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Possible to use a cash drawer without a receipt printer?
I have a new client, interested in setting up a Point of Sale. Very basic bar.

He has no need for a receipt printer but wants a cash drawer to open whenever a sale is processed.

Is there a way to accomplish this through the POS?

What I have tried:

I want to add reference Windows.Devices.PointOfService.dll but cannot add this dll in the project...

Posted 10-Jun-19 21:31pm

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Updated 10-Jun-19 22:46pm

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F-ES Sitecore 11-Jun-19 3:54am

Not from asp.net as the server has no access to client hardware.

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2019-06-10T22:46:00

If you use a network printer, it could be done like this:

File.WriteAllBytes(fileName, new byte[]{ 27, 112, 0, 25, 250 });
File.Copy(fileName, networkPrinterPath);

Note that the byte codes are only an example, you have to use specific codes for your cash drawer.
If you can't use a printer I suggest writing a SignalR client desktop application that will receive a SignalR message from the server and then use the client's hardware directy.