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# canvasToCPCL

## Description

Converts a canvas to CPCL (Comtec Printer Control Language), a programming language used by printers.

## Input / Parameter

| Name        | Description                        | Input Type  | Default | Options     | Required |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| canvas      | The name of the canvas to convert. | String/Text | -       | -           | Yes      |
| singlePrint | To print single-sided or not.      | Boolean     | true    | true, false | No       |
| copies      | The number of copies to print.     | Number      | 1       | -           | No       |
| blackMark   | To show black mark or not.         | Boolean     | false?  | true, false | No       |

## Output

N/A

## Callback

N/A

## Video

Coming Soon.

## Example

### Steps

1. In this example, we will connect to a bluetooth printer, use `canvasToCPCL` to convert a canvas to CPCL which will be sent to the printer for printing.

   ![](/files/8qWyQWsFbIP2lxxhRkWM)
2. For `btPrinterConnect`, enter the `printerId` of the bluetooth printer.
3. For `canvasGenerateFrom`, enter the details of the image or PDF to be converted to canvas. In this example we are using a base64 string of an image.

   | Field    | Value                                   |
   | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
   | type     | base64                                  |
   | value    | *(base64-encoded string of your image)* |
   | fileType | image                                   |

   ![](/files/Mdm7NF3DVd1IOzeY5uVd)
4. For `btPrinterPrint`, under the "text" field, add a function `canvasToCPCL` to convert the canvas format into CPCL (a language used by thermal printers).

   ![](/files/M0YD935SdPnS2ngCVAQi)

### Result

Image will be printed by the connected bluetooth printer.

![](/files/AZvGbXRKvxJlFtP0ivE8)

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