printerOutput |
Type | property |
Dictionary | LCS |
Library | LiveCode Script |
Syntax | set the printerOutput to {device | preview | fileSpec}
get the printerOutput
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Summary | Reports what the destination of a print job should be.
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Introduced | 2.9 |
OS | mac, windows, linux |
Platforms | desktop, server |
Example | set the itemDelimiter to ":"
if item 1 of the printerOutput is "file" then
set the hilite of button "Print To File" of group "Printer Settings" of me \
to true
end if
set the printerOutput to "device"
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Values | Name | Type | Description |
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Value | | The printerOutput can be one of the following values. The default value
depends on the printer driver
- Windows Vista uses XPS format.
- UNIX uses PostScript format.
- Mac OS X uses PDF format.
- Older Windows versions use a system-specific format. device: output to the physical printer
file: <filename> : output to the given file. The format of the file depends on the platform:
preview: output to print preview (only supported on Mac OS X).
system: output in a system-specific mode. This setting is read-only, and can occur if you configure an output in the answer printer dialog that LiveCode does not recognise (e.g. WorkFlow output options on Mac OS X 10.4 and above).
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Related | Command: open printing, answer printer
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Security | printing |
Description | Use the printerOutput property to determine or change the destination
of a print job.
Setting the printerOutput to an invalid value will result in a script
execution error.
To have an effect, this property must be set before calling
open printing.
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Tags | printing |