printerOutput

Type

property

Summary

Reports what the destination of a print job should be.

Syntax

set the printerOutput to {device | preview | fileSpec}

get the printerOutput

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.

Examples

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"

Value

Name	Type	Description
value	enum	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.

Related

command: open printing, answer printer

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.9

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server