Printing to multiple printers

kee nethery kee at kagi.com
Mon Oct 11 23:40:18 EDT 2004


On Oct 11, 2004, at 6:34 PM, Jesse Sng wrote:

>
>> In OS X the printer is chosen from the print dialog rather than from 
>> the Page Setup dialog. So issue your print command like this:
>>
>>  print this card with dialog
>>
>> That will allow the user to choose a printer. There is no way in 
>> either OS 9 or OS X to choose a printer without user intervention.
>
> The problem with allowing the user to change it is that they are bound 
> to make mistakes, especially when in a hurry. This will lead to lots 
> of forms and paper being printed wrong and then the need to rectify it 
> plus reprint again, leading to further delays.
>
> I know there is a way to do this in 4th Dimension but I'm hoping to 
> avoid having to do my development in 4D instead of Revolution.

don't know if these will do what you need but they were easy to find 
with google.
Kee Nethery

http://www.resexcellence.com/applescripts/printing.shtml

http://www.akua.com/Software/AppleScript/html/Printer/UsePrinter.html



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