open printing to pdf | ||||||||||
Type | command | |||||||||
Dictionary | LCS | |||||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | |||||||||
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Summary | Starts a print loop that outputs directly to pdf rather that the currently configured printer. | |||||||||
Introduced | 4.5 | |||||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux, ios, android | |||||||||
Platforms | desktop, mobile | |||||||||
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Related | Command: answer page setup, cancel printing, revBrowserPrint, open printing, print bookmark, print anchor, close printing, answer printer, print link Glossary: command Property: printTitle, printRowsFirst, formatForPrinting | |||||||||
Description | Use the open printing to pdf command to print multiple cards directly to a pdf file. The open printing to pdf command starts a print loop that outputs directly to a PDF file rather that the currently configured printer. The following handler prints cards that have been collected in a global variable:
The following keys are supported: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer Their values can be any string.
Any custom code that deals with standalones which use this feature must make sure that the revpdfprinter library resides next to the engine executable. | |||||||||
Tags | printing |